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WORLD Rugby are to allow more flexible laws in the community game from January 2022 in a bid to improve accessibility and welfare.
Individual unions will decide on which laws to tweak. Up to ten can be changed, including tackle height, pitch size and player numbers.
World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: “The community game is the heart and soul of our sport, it is the foundation upon which our house is built and today represents a landmark for rugby around the globe with the introduction of optional community law variations for our national member unions. ...