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Owen Doyle: World Rugby miss critical opportunity to rein in danger

The guardians of the game failed to come up with a plan to address head-high hits, and also failed to improve scrums and advantage play

World Rugby, at its recent conference, did not make any mention of returning scrums to their original purpose of restarting the game. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho
World Rugby, at its recent conference, did not make any mention of returning scrums to their original purpose of restarting the game. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho
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Owen Doyle
Tue Jan 10 2023 - 05:00 • 5 MIN READ

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