World Rugby’s High Tackle Framework – An Update for 2020
Disciplinary/Player Welfare ///////////////// by Ben Cisneros

World Rugby’s High Tackle Framework – An Update for 2020

In May 2019, World Rugby published its Decision-Making Framework for High Tackles (the “Framework”). It was intended as a “systematic tool” to guide decision-making by referees, citing commissioners and disciplinary panels as to the appropriate sanction for potential acts of…

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Commercial/Disciplinary/Governance/Player Welfare //////////////////////////// by Ben Cisneros

How Rugby Union is Responding to Covid-19: a Legal Update

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a plethora of legal and administrative hurdles for sport worldwide, and rugby union is no exception. Existing fault-lines have come sharply into focus, as tensions have been exacerbated between the game’s stakeholders and discontent has…

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