Lowering the tackle height has also shown positive outcomes regarding increased ball-in-play time and offloading. The move to lower the tackle height follows World Rugby endorsed trials conducted in France and South Africa, where lowering the tackle height has been shown to reduce the number of head-on-head contacts and concussions.
This will operate in both gender categories of adult and youth rugby at the domestic level, from the Tennent’s Premiership and below. They join New Zealand Rugby who announced similar measures for their 2023 season which just kicked off.įollowing consultation with community rugby stakeholders, Scottish Rugby’s Club Rugby Board (CRB) approved the lower tackle height – reduced from shoulder height to below the sternum – what they are calling a ‘belly tackle’ height. "She has the speed of a winger and the physicality of a back-rower, and we're really excited about working with her.Scottish Rugby have announced that they will trial a sternum-height tackle restriction for their 2023-24 community rugby season. She has so much versatility," Sale performance coach Rachel Taylor said. "Nikita is a really exciting young player too and she'll add real competition and quality to our squad.
Talling's arrival means she joins up with fellow Red Rose Detysha Harper, who joined the club in May.įlanker Prothero, 21, made five league appearances for Loughborough, as well as playing six cup games, and has turned out four times for England Under-20s. I want to play my part in helping to grow the women's game up here." I moved away when I was 16 so to come back up north is really exciting.
"Moving closer to home was a big part of the decision too. "Sale Sharks Women have had a great season and you can tell something very special is building here on and off the pitch. "I've been at Loughborough since the start of my rugby journey and I decided it was time for a new challenge," Talling told Sale's website. The Sharks have also signed her former Loughborough team-mate Nikita Prothero.
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