ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES SAYS RECENT MEASURES BROUGHT IN TO IMPROVE PLAYER SAFETY ARE ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Sam Cane last week received a three-match suspension, reduced to two if the New Zealand captain goes on a tackle course, after being sent off in the World Cup final against South Africa for a high tackle on Jesse Kriel.
Cane became the eighth player to be sent off during the tournament and the second from New Zealand following Ethan de Groot’s red card for a no-arms tackle during the victory over Namibia, the only other side to have more than one player dismiss...