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STATEMENT: Referee Jaco Peyper removed from Six Nations match

Tackle height:

Owens wrote: “One of those is tackle height. Now I don’t have an answer for it myself, but I know having spoken to people across the community game in England and Wales that the current law trial has been well received and has actually gone down better than many people expected.

” It’s certainly something that needs to be looked at in the professional game too, because at the moment it’s not in law that it’s illegal to tackle upright and players are not changing their behaviour in lowering their tackle height.”

Goodbye caterpillar RUCK’s:

Owens said: “The boring and endless box kicks from long ruck set-ups need to be addressed too. The use it call needs to be as soon as the ball is available a

QUIZ: Can you name England’s Grand Slam winning XV from 2016?

Back in 2016, England clinched a Six Nations Grand Slam with a triumphant 31-21 victory over France at the Stade de France in Paris.

This historic win, the team’s first Grand Slam in 13 years under Eddie Jones’ leadership, marked a significant milestone.

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Now, lace up your virtual boots and see if you can recall the rest of the XV from the final match of the Six Nations.

We’ve already revealed Maro Itoje and Owen Farrell’s names to give you a head start on this virtual rugby challenge.

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