TRYSTAN Bevan, the high performance coordinator at Cardiff Rugby, is in no doubt that the only way of ensuring better player welfare is reducing the number of substitutions to force the big men to play for longer.
Sir Ian McGeechan, Barry John, Willie John McBride and Sir Gareth Edwards have written an open letter to World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont highlighting their fears and asking for substitutions to be used only for injured players.
Bevan, 45, an S&C specialist who has worked at rugby’s elite level for 22 years, wants law changes to help reset attitudes.
He told The Rugby P...