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New rugby law trials and minor law amendments set for 2016

New rugby law trials and minor law amendments set for 2016

United Kingdom

A number of minor law amendments approved and announced in September will come into effect in the southern hemisphere on 1 January and 1 July in the northern hemisphere, while 2016 will also see a programme of closed law trials begin in earnest as World Rugby’s quadrennial law review process continues in 2016.

World #Rugby confirms law trials and minor law amendments for 2016 as well as a number of clarifications https://t.co/MskNRk1xuU

— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) 23 Décembre 2015

Every four years, rugby’s governing body undertakes a complete health-check of the game’s playing trends across the Rugby World Cup cycle to ensure that the sport continues to develop at all levels around the world. This extensive process is undertaken with full union consultation and has player welfare, game simplification and fan experience at its core.

The implementation of the package of law trials and law amendments by World Rugby Council, follows detailed analysis and evaluation of union submissions by the specialist Law Review Group (LRG) which reports to the Rugby Committee. This evaluation process also featured specialist input from the Scrum Steering Group (SSG) and the Multi-Disciplinary Injury Prevention Group (MDIPG) over the past year and is the next phase of the law change process.

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