HEAD high ‘hits’ in the pro game are not going away any time soon if Friday night’s narrow Bath win over Gloucester is any measure.
An early Val Rapava- Ruskin carry ended in the Gloucester loosehead being dismissed for a forearm strike to Josh Bayliss, and later Bath lock Mike Williams was red-carded for a shoulder to the head of Gloucester full-back Kyle Moyle.
After years of pro players being coached in the imported Rugby League chest-high hit, and a permissive approach by match officials, going high has become entrenched – with many finding it difficult to tackle...