A number of law changes and trials are coming in for season 24/25;
✅ Onside from open play kicks
✅ No scrum option from a free kick
✅ Crocodile role banned
✅ 1 stop maul
✅ Protecting the 9 at maul and scrum
✅ Mark from a restart in 22
Tackle height ‘below sternum’ law trial to also continue into next season
Listen to an overview of these law trials here: youtu.be/3hTAe1L976g
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The SRU are running a Season Kick Off Tackle Height Webinar on 31st July 7-8pm
“As the new season approaches, join us for this 1 hour webinar where we’ll update coaches and match officials on what the new Tackle Height Law Trials will entail, whilst also looking at how coaching ideas to help players adapt to the new changes.”
Sign up via SCRUMS – https://scrums.scottishrugby.org
(To find it on SCRUMS: Click Menu Icon > Browse Courses > Scroll down to Other Training > Season Kick Off Tackle Height Webinar)
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Article contains content republished from:
https://scottishrugby.org/scottish-rugby-confirms-lower-tackle-height-law-trials-for-community-rugby/
Following consultation with community rugby stakeholders, Scottish Rugby’s Club Rugby Board (CRB) has approved a lower tackle height law trial for implementation across the community game, from the start of the 2023/24 season (live from July 1st 2023).
The law trial, will now see tackle height reduced from shoulder height to below the sternum, also known as ‘belly tackle’ height, in both gender categories of adult and youth rugby at the domestic level (Tennent’s Premiership and below).
The move to lower the tackle height follows World Rugby endorsed trials conducted in France and South Africa, where lowering the tackle height has been shown to reduce the number of head-on-head contacts and concussions.
Lowering the tackle height has also shown positive outcomes regarding increased ball-in-play time and offloading. The changes have also helped to increase player participation in France.
The new law trials which have been approved by the CRB are:
There will be no change to the current laws regarding a ‘pick and go’ scenario.
To support the implementation of the law trials, Scottish Rugby has created a ‘Tackle Height Hub’ to host a suite of video and written resources on the changes.
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