2024 - New laws for injury assessments & tackles.

[glemiln]

Includes changes to ruck area and scrum.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/67521073

 

 

[glemiln]

Breaking: “rugby league in Britain WILL lower the legal tackle height to below the armpit following a trial this summer. Will be rolled out in community game next season before it is applied to the professional game in 2025. Part of 44 law changes aimed at making the game.”

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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/08/rugby-league-to-lower-professional-tackle-height-over-concussion-risk

“From the end of next season, all professional players will also be required to take a mandatory four-week off-season, followed by another two weeks of non-contact training, meaning there will be six weeks every year when players are guaranteed to avoid training in full-contact.

Furthermore, the RFL will introduce match limits for players to restrict their possible exposure to concussion. Any forward over the age of 22 can play only 2,000 minutes in a 12-month period, while any back can play only 2,400 minutes: the equivalent of 25 and 30 full games, respectively.”

 

Edited December 8, 2023 by glemiln
Addition

[HornyHornyHorneeet]

Thanks must go to the bunch of opportunists who are suing the sport.

[Anita Bath]

And if serious injuries are reduced as a result it will be those same ‘opportunists’ who will get the credit, not those owners who seek to ban them from any involvement in the game.

The game has never been the same since Aussie coach Jack Gibson went to the US to adopt NFL style defence, A game where players wear helmets and armour for protection.