https://www.nzherald...jectid=11767223
World Rugby has announced details of a zero-tolerance approach to reckless and accidental head contact in the sport.
In a change to the game's law book, punishment for a high tackle will increase and the acceptable height of a tackle has been effectively lowered.
If a player makes a tackle where they knew there would be risk to an opponents head, the minimum punishment will be a yellow card. That includes a tackle that starts below the shoulders.
If a player makes accidental contact with an opponents head, even in a slipping tackle, the team will be penalised.
The zero-tolerance approach follows research from 2012-15 of more than 600 head injury assessments in 1,516 elite-level matches around the world. The research showed 76 percent of all head injuries occurred in tackles, an injury to the tackler was 2 1/2 times more likely than to the ball-carrier, and tackle height was a contributing factor.
Former England international and commentator Stuart Barnes said the change had to be made the save the future of the game.
Reckless tackle
A player is deemed to have made reckless contact during a tackle or attempted tackle or during other phases of the game if in making contact, the player knew or should have known that there was a risk of making contact with the head of an opponent, but did so anyway. This sanction applies even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders. This type of contact also applies to grabbing and rolling or twisting around the head/neck area even if the contact starts below the line of the shoulders.
Minimum sanction: Yellow card
Maximum sanction: Red card
Mais ça ne s'appliquera pas aux ABs...car l'arbitre le juge accidentel :
Accidental tackle
When making contact with another player during a tackle or attempted tackle or during other phases of the game, if a player makes accidental contact with an opponent's head, either directly or where the contact starts below the line of the shoulders, the player may still be sanctioned. This includes situations where the ball-carrier slips into the tackle.
Dans le cas d'espèce, il y a avait Jaune pour la tête (a minima) et Jaune pour le placage haut !
Et ça fait chier pour Grosso...
Il faudra citer