u/Awkward-Stress2840

Thoughts on the above the sternum high tackle rule?

I've been following the U20 Rugby Championships where they are trying out a new law that any tackle above the sternum is penalized as a high tackle.

I understand player safety, but I'm not a fan of the law. 1.Considering that the ball gets carried at that height, its almost unlikely to attack the ball in the tackle. 2. Above the steenum does not cause any major injury risk to a player (although I can understand the point might be to change behavior). 3. If you're a good defensive team, you're probably not going to be able to get a dominant tackle in any more or tackle a player backwards. I just think the bar is starting to get impractical now.

I hope it doesn't get introduced to senior rugby but I'm curious to hear everyone else's thoughts.

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u/Awkward-Stress2840 — 5 days ago

Hi everyone. I'm planning on buying tickets to the knockout games for the World Cup in Sydney. I've never been to the Accor Stadium so I want to know how bad are the cheap seats? Like if I buy category 6 tickets, will I actually able to see any rugby or am I just looking at dots on moving on a pitch lol. OK, I'm exaggerating but you know what I mean.

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u/Awkward-Stress2840 — 16 days ago