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Now upright defenders face ban of their own

By PAUL REES

DEFENDERS who persistently stand upright when making a tackle face being banned under World Rugby’s campaign to minimise contact with the head.
The three-week ban imposed last week on the Scotland outside-half Finn Russell for a fend off on Brice Dulin which caught the France full-back on the throat and earned a red card highlighted the problem facing a ball-carrier when confronted with an opponent who does not crouch before making a tackle.
Had Russell run straight at Dulin without lifting his left arm, the Frenchman would have been sent off had he made any con...

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