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Tackle trial scrapped as concussion rate rises

THERFU have prematurely ended the trial of a new tackle height law after an increase in the number of concussions.
Matches in the Championship Cup were subject to new rules with players not allowed to tackle above the armpit.
But instances of concussion rose among players tackling opponents who were bent at the waist carrying the ball.
The line of the shoulders will again be the permitted tackle height when the knockout stages begin next month.
“We need to analyse the data in more detail, but our preliminary analysis has shown all of these incidents occurred when a bent at the waist t...

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