In rugby, all passes from the hand must be either ... a tackle when a ruck is formed known as the breakdown, with similar rules in place for mauls. These include failing to release the ball ...
THE Six Nations is BACK – and that means a raft of rule changes. Five major changes have been introduced for this year’s tournament as rugby chiefs attempt to speed up the action. Some ...
NEW rules, a less severe disciplinary system and even a high-tech improvement. That’s what you’ll see on display at this season’s Six Nations, which gets underway in Paris ...
The biggest law change ahead of this year’s Championship is the introduction of 20-minute red cards on a permanent basis. For players who are sent off because of technical offences, those teams will ...
Six Nations to feature 20-minute red cards for first time in 2025; teams can replace players sent off due to technical offences after 20 minutes; referees can still issue permanent red card for foul p ...