WORLD Rugby are examining a series of significant law changes to be tested in closed trials after this autumn’s World Cup.
A three-day player welfare and law symposium in Paris produced eight new rules designed to improve safety with a focus on forcing teams to commit less to defence, thereby reducing the number of collisions.
Among proposals being considered is a ‘50-22’ Rugby League-style kicking law that would enable the attacking team to get the put in at a line-out if the ball was kicked from within their own half and bounced into touch inside their opponents’ 2...