Attack is becoming the new defence…

PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW LAWMAKERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE GAME FASTER -AND CREATE MORE SPACE ON THE PITCH

Class act: Leicester and South Africa fly-half Handre Pollard
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HAS attack become the new form of defence? For most of the professional era, when rugby league coaches were granted access to union, keeping teams out has been seen as more of a priority than breaking down opponents.
That is changing as the laws are constantly modified in an attempt to speed up the game and make fatigue a factor, even if nothing has yet been done about the eight substitutions te...

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