With pre-season training underway across Europe, World Rugby has introduced Law changes to the game, effective from 1st July and will be implemented immediately ahead of the start of the 2024/25 season, across both the domestic and professional games.
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As the new season approaches, it is important that all Players, Coaches and Club members are aware of the three new Law changes that have come into effect for rugby at all levels in Ireland.
The Law changes are designed to make the game both safer and more enjoyable for participants and spectators.
- No Croc Rolls
Rationale: to reduce dangerous clear-outs which could injure lower limbs.
Definition of Croc Roll:
A prohibited action where a player laterally rolls/twists or pulls a player, who is on their feet in the tackle area, to ground. The action often lands on the player’s lower limbs.
- No scrum option from a free kick
Rationale: To reduce the amount of scrums/reset scrums.
- Offside in front of kicker
Rationale: To allow more space for counterattack.
Players must actively retreat away from the receiver after their team kicks possession to the opposition.
Micro learning Module – New Law changes
Further information can also be found on World Rugby’s website.
All stakeholders in Irish Rugby are reminded that we move into Year Two of the Tackle Height Adaptation trial where the legal tackle height is below the base line of the sternum. Further details, along with micro learning modules are available here.
In mid-September, Irish Rugby will host a Webinar to deliver some of the early insights from Year 1 of the Tackle Law Amendment trial. As part of this webinar, there will be the ability to ask questions regarding all current Laws in the domestic game, including these three new Law changes. The time and date of this webinar will be circulated to all clubs and schools in the coming weeks.
Sir Ian McGeechan names only THREE English players in his British & Irish Lions XV
At 77 years old, McGeechan, renowned for his significant coaching achievements with the Lions, shared his selection with I News.
McGeechan served as the head coach for the British and Irish Lions during their 1989, 1991, 1995, and 2009 tours.
He also contributed to the coaching team in 2005 under Warren Gatland. Additionally, he held coaching positions with Scotland, Northampton Saints, Wasps, and Bath, the latter from 2010 to 2012.
As a player, McGeechan, a fly-half or centre, earned 32 caps for Scotland and played in eight matches for the Lions during the 1974 and 1977 tours.
Despite Scotland and Wales finishing above other nations in the Six Nations, only two players from these teams made it into McGeechan’s chosen squad.
McGeechan’s Lions XV:
15 Blair Kinghorn – Scotland
14 Duhan van der Merwe – Scotland
13 Tommy Freeman – England
12 Sione Tuipulotu – Scotland
11 James Lowe – Ireland
10 Finn Russell – Scotland
9 Jamison Gibson-Park – Ireland