Скачать или смотреть Tinkering with rugby’s laws has led to even more kicking

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One international coach has privately described it as potentially the most significant law change in a decade, but has World Rugby’s crackdown on the kicking escort left the game in a better place one year on?

As ever with tweaks to the game’s laws (or in this case a directive for an existing law), the intentions were sound. World Rugby wanted to create a higher-tempo game with more space for teams to attack, a faster speed of ball and more ball-in-play time.

The move to penalise any player who retreats downfield after an opposition kick to impede chasing opponents was designed to make the competition for the ball in the air fairer and to create more broken-field attacking positions, leading to more line breaks and tries.