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Hip-Drop Tackle Added to Rugby's Global Rule Book
- World Rugby will ban hip-drop and knee-drop tackles starting this weekend to enhance player welfare, following research showing they cause serious leg injuries.
- Following concerns raised by unions at the annual conference, World Rugby Chair Brett Robinson confirmed the governing body acted after analysis of the tackle risks.
- Officials will penalize knee-drop tackles, where defenders drop to their knees before contact, with at least a penalty starting this weekend.
- Sanctions will not apply to upcoming Bledisloe Cup matches between New Zealand and Australia or the WXV Global Series fixtures.
- Hip-Drop tackles have been illegal in rugby league since 2020, following an incident where Newcastle Knights hooker Phoenix Crossland injured Penrith Panthers player Nathan Cleary.
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The measure aims to preserve even more the health of the players in plays that can "causing serious injuries to the legs", the instance specified. It is what is known in rugby as "hip drop" (or tackle with hip drop) and "knee drop" (or knee-tackle to the floor). In the first action, "the tackler uses the weight of his body to knock down the player and falls from behind on the legs of the ball carrier" and will be sanctioned from now on, said Wor…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The International Federation has decided to ban these types of platings, which cause many injuries.
·Paris, France
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The Independent (US)World Rugby confirms changes to dangerous tackle law ahead of Nations Championship
The so-called ‘hip drop’ tackle will now be penalised
·London, United Kingdom
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