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#Post#: 156026--------------------------------------------------
O/T U20s
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: July 3, 2026, 4:37 pm
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I'm really not keen on the U20s rule of a high tackle of being
anything above the sternum. There's way too many penalties for
perfectly safe tackles.
I'm also not keen on whatever it is their doing with maul
defence. It's making defending a maul far too difficult.
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Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: Yareet
Date: July 4, 2026, 1:34 am
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I’d say get used to both.
The sternum height has been the law in community rugby in
various countries for a while. There is a clear direction of
travel to it becoming the norm. Should mean fewer choke tackles
and more offloading.
The maul law is the same for everyone.
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Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: poorfour
Date: July 4, 2026, 2:24 am
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We’re seeing a lot of penalties because the players aren’t used
to it, but give it a season and everything will calm down.
I’m surprised it’s taken this long for WR to begin extending it
into elite rugby, but I imagine they were waiting on the data
from the community game. IIRC it was only at the end of this
season that it was confirmed as a permanent change at community
level.
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Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: Yareet
Date: July 4, 2026, 3:44 am
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--- Quote from: poorfour link ---
>
> We’re seeing a lot of penalties because the players aren’t
used to it, but give it a season and everything will calm down.
>
> I’m surprised it’s taken this long for WR to begin extending
it into elite rugby, but I imagine they were waiting on the data
from the community game. IIRC it was only at the end of this
season that it was confirmed as a permanent change at community
level.
>
--- End Quote ---
I wonder also if they weee allowing a few years of playing that
tackle height in community rugby so it is now the norm for the
u20s. They’ve played that way for a few years so it’s less of a
change to implement the same height in the u20s comp. Once
that’s happened for a year or so, the transition in the elite
game becomes less of a change.
#Post#: 156048--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: poorfour
Date: July 4, 2026, 7:16 am
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Just wait til it comes in at pro level… the howls from the press
and the bottom half of the internet will be loud and prolonged
until everyone gets used to it.
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Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: July 4, 2026, 11:37 am
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--- Quote from: FrostAndFire link ---
>
> I'm really not keen on the U20s rule of a high tackle of being
anything above the sternum. There's way too many penalties for
perfectly safe tackles.
--- End Quote ---
If you consider them being risky rather than perfectly safe then
it makes sense. Players have shown they're simply incapable of
dropping the tackle height unless forced to, we still have far
too many instances of major head knocks as a result of players
aiming at the sternum.
--- Quote ---
> I'm also not keen on whatever it is their doing with maul
defence. It's making defending a maul far too difficult.
>
--- End Quote ---
What's the law change here? I've heard it's been altered but I
don't know what it is.
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Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: July 4, 2026, 11:40 am
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--- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
>
>
> What's the law change here? I've heard it's been altered but I
don't know what it is.
>
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I don't know. I've heard commentators say the rules have changed
and others say it's just that it's being refereed more strictly.
Whichever, I'm not keen on it, because it makes much harder to
stop a rolling maul. Almost impossible, it seems. Which isn't
ideal when every part of the game is supposed to be a contest.
#Post#: 156113--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: July 4, 2026, 12:43 pm
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Law Application Guideline – The Maul – effective from 1 June
2026
World Rugby has published a new Law Application Guideline,
relating to players who find themselves on the 'wrong' side of
the maul, not competing for the ball, and then cause disruption.
The guideline comes into effect from 1 June, 2026.
View the Law Application Guideline here >>
An agreed action from the recent World Rugby Shape of the Game
meeting in London, which recognised the need to focus on making
the sport clearer and simpler for fans and players alike.
The maul has become increasingly difficult to referee, hard to
manage, and challenging to explain to viewers and fans.
Players who find themselves on the 'wrong' side of the maul,
after initial dominance at set up, often become ineffective in
terms of the contest, and in the way of the ball being played
away.
What are the key observables?
The contest for the ball is over, and
the player gets beyond the ball and/or into a pulling/dragging
position.
What are the key actions?
Players are asked to recognise that when they get beyond the
ball and out of the contest, they leave the maul.
Referees are asked to identify, manage and/or sanction
There is no change in law. The Guideline - which applies to new
competitions starting from 1 June, 2026 or those who wish to
apply to use mid-season - helps clear up those messy situations
when the contest for possession/space has been won.
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Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: Yareet
Date: July 4, 2026, 2:14 pm
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--- Quote from: Rugbycat link ---
>
> Law Application Guideline – The Maul – effective from 1 June
2026
>
> World Rugby has published a new Law Application Guideline,
relating to players who find themselves on the 'wrong' side of
the maul, not competing for the ball, and then cause disruption.
The guideline comes into effect from 1 June, 2026.
>
> View the Law Application Guideline here >>
>
> An agreed action from the recent World Rugby Shape of the Game
meeting in London, which recognised the need to focus on making
the sport clearer and simpler for fans and players alike.
>
> The maul has become increasingly difficult to referee, hard to
manage, and challenging to explain to viewers and fans.
>
> Players who find themselves on the 'wrong' side of the maul,
after initial dominance at set up, often become ineffective in
terms of the contest, and in the way of the ball being played
away.
>
> What are the key observables?
>
> The contest for the ball is over, and
> the player gets beyond the ball and/or into a pulling/dragging
position.
> What are the key actions?
>
> Players are asked to recognise that when they get beyond the
ball and out of the contest, they leave the maul.
> Referees are asked to identify, manage and/or sanction
> There is no change in law. The Guideline - which applies to
new competitions starting from 1 June, 2026 or those who wish to
apply to use mid-season - helps clear up those messy situations
when the contest for possession/space has been won.
>
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tl;dr If you’re in a maul and have gone past the ball, you’re
now out of the game. Get out of the maul asap.
#Post#: 156123--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T U20s
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: July 4, 2026, 3:22 pm
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Meh. Don't think it's a good rule. I think it's a skill to get
the maul turned and the ball locked in. This makes it too easy
for the mauling team, IMO.
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