Rugby safety
How something that was regarded there as unacceptably dangerous with fewer players on the field is deemed acceptable here seems weird.
I have a picture from The Scotsman in 1953 of a wing forward about to tackle Graham Ross. Their combined weights would not equal that of many of today’s forwards.
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Hide AdThis underlines the importance of bringing the rules up to date so that skill and enjoyment flourish and dirty play results in bans as opposed to yellow cards for “ill discipline”. A ban might cure the New Zealand players of “brain explosions” such as tripping opponents.
LV McEwan
Edinburgh