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England star Ben Earl insists players should have a say in rugby law changes

Ben Earl believes players should have a greater voice in rugby law changes, after his research found none of the international players he interviewed had been consulted.

Saracens and England back rower Ben Earl.

Ben Earl is an expert on rugby’s laws but is flummoxed leading players don’t get asked for more input on changes.

Earl recently finished a 15,000-word dissertation, for his master’s degree at Manchester Met, that involved quizzing fellow stars on the subject.
For this weekend’s opening round of Nations Championship games new regulations were brought in last Sunday around the hip-drop tackle.
And recently new laws were introduced around the knee-drop tackle which is stopping players from going so low in challenges but Earl reckons the players should have a voice.
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