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4 new rugby laws to be trialled worldwide

BBC on MSN · 8h

Four new rugby laws to be trialled worldwide

Four new laws - including conversion shot clocks and less penalising of crooked line-out throws - will be introduced into the game worldwide from January.

Reuters on MSN · 7h

Rugby-More law trials introduced to speed up the game

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -Four law trials aimed at speeding up the game, reducing time-wasting and "enhancing the fan experience" will be introduced on a global trial across all competitions that start from Jan.

Yahoo! Sports · 6h

World Rugby reject two new laws with maul protected

World Rugby Council members have rejected two proposed law trials at the latest council meeting in Dublin. Proposals for a global trial to call a mark inside the 22-metre line from kick-offs, and to make teams play the ball after a maul has been stopped once,

World Rugby, Brett Robinson

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Robinson to be landmark World Rugby chair

Brett Robinson will become the first World Rugby chair from the southern hemisphere after winning the election to succeed England's Bill Beaumont.

New chairman Robinson impatient for change at World Rugby

Australian Brett Robinson, who was elected chairman of World Rugby on Thursday, stood on a platform of expansion and change for the game as it approaches the start of its fourth decade as a professional sport.

Houston Chronicle · 8h

Australian Brett Robinson voted in as first non-European chairman of World Rugby

Brett Robinson, a former Australia back-row forward, has been elected as the first non-European chairman of World Rugby, the sport's global governing body. The 54-year-old Robinson beat Abdelatif Benazzi and Andrea Rinaldo in the voting for the most powerful position in rugby on Thursday and will succeed Bill Beaumont in the role.

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World Rugby postpones decision on future of 20-minute red cards

World Rugby has postponed a decision on the future of 20-minute red cards which are being trialled in the ongoing autumn ...

World Rugby to test four rugby union rule changes in 2025: 20-minute red cards in doubt, conversion time limit coming

World Rugby has introduced four new rules, including conversion time limit, to be tested in 2025, as it attempts to make ...

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Back To Business: Kenya Rugby Union And Shujaa Players Resolve Contract Dispute

By Priscilla Jepchumba Shujaa is preparing for the Dubai 7s series in high spirits after a recent contract impasse. Louis ...

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Listen: 'It's a special time for Scottish Rugby'

Townsend joins the pod and believes it is a "special time for Scottish Rugby" while Tom Jordan's departure in the summer to ...

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Benazzi, Robinson and Rinaldo vying for the most powerful position in world rugby

The most powerful position in rugby will be filled in the election for the next chairman of the sport’s global governing body ...

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England boss Steve Borthwick fears for future of rugby as new rules brought in

Steve Borthwick admits he is worried that rugby is in danger of turning into Aussie rules after the introduction of a new law ...

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Rob Kearney makes history as he takes his place at World Rugby's top table

You can check out at any time. More info Rob Kearney has made history as one of two former players to have been appointed to ...

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Leeds Rhinos legend Danny McGuire opens up on Headingley comeback and rugby union near-miss

Castleford Tigers coach will be out of retirement and back on his old stomping ground for the inaugural 745 Game in aid of ...

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Top rugby players targeted for LIV-style breakaway league which could split world game

In a move that could split the sport, mirroring the schism created by the Saudi-funded LIV Golf League, it can be revealed ...

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