Woodward worries over new tackle law

By GARY FITZGERALD
SIR Clive Woodward has voiced his concerns over the new tackling laws being proposed amid fears they could backfire and make things worse.
The World Cup-winning boss is worried the RFU’s initiative to try and make the game safer has risks attached.
Woodward says he is in favour of fresh ideas to try and prevent the current spate of head and neck injuries from increasing.
Rugby bosses, concerned that concussion problems have risen for the seventh year running, are trialing a new law during the coming season’s Championship Cup where players will be punished if t...

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