Sharks' Reniel Hugo is about to be tackled by Pumas' Deon Slabbert during last year's Currie Cup semi-final at Kings Park. Both body positions will matter under the new tackle height law. (Photo by Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)
As with other stories in the Springbok squad, Rassie Erasmus stressed the responsibility of local amateur rugby to adapt to South Africa's new tackle height laws, saying there is no room for excuses.
Schools and clubs across the country have ramped up their pre-season preparations for the new season this week, and given that we've known about the upcoming changes since early December, we're at least hoping to meet SA Rugby's new standards. You should be ready.
The General Assembly of the governing body, which includes all 15 state unions that oversee their respective participating rugby divisions, has spent seven months reviewing and debating 16 years of insights provided by World Rugby's concussion data and SA Rugby Union's BokSmart. After that, a resolution was passed to ratify the new law. Praises national security programs.
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