If teams have a worse tackle completion rate, it would create more space and reduce the risk of concussion says Paul WilliamsOpinion: Rugby needs to weaken defencesEveryone needs a bit of space from time to time. And it seems that tackle height and player size may only be two parts of a far wider solution. When discussing how the game has changed, most of the conversation revolves around player size and speed. It’s very difficult to dictate the weight of rugby players without some weird Orwellian practices. Rugby needs to get back to a 70% completion, not 90%.

Source: The Times August 03, 2022 09:16 UTC