MANY thanks to Paul Rees for turning the spotlight onto the issue of tackle heights in the professional game, containing many revealing comments from Premiership DoRs.
It is clear player welfare is a high priority for them, but it is equally clear that there is a strong resistance to the idea of the tackle height reduction introduced in community rugby being extended to elite levels. Paul correctly states changes are being driven by legal actions by former players, based on claims that governing bodies failed to take reasonable steps to protect them from injuries caused by repetitive ...