1 Nov 2022

Tackle height to be lowered in community rugby

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm on 1 November 2022

The tackle height will be lowered in community rugby in 2023. New Zealand Rugby has announced three game innovations that will be trialled next year, designed to improve player safety, flow of the game and keep the ball in play more.

Sports reporter Felicity Reid has the details.

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