Seems to me that if it is illegal for a defending player to make contact with a ball carrier above the armpit… then it should be illegal for the ball carrier to contact the defender above the armpit… the risks are the same!!! Also if the ball carrier lifts the ball above armpit height… such as to avoid ball steal or score a try, that should be illegal…

But I agree that if the game changes Ike this… then I’m out! (Not that that will affect any decision by the sport)…

Bring back elbows to the head!

It does sound nonsense, and they'll soon scrap it.

In reality, it will increase head injuries. It seems that most concussions come from players either getting a low tackle wrong and catching a hip, or from friendly fire. The lower the player has to dip his head, the greater chance there is that he'll cop an elbow or a hip or get mowed to the ground.

And if they don't learn how to tackle as it is in the men's game, what happens when they get to 18 and have blokes running at them.

It sounds idiotic, but I suspect it's just an experiment. As a game, we're good at adapting. If it doesn't work, it won't last.

Unfortunately, the main attraction of the game is its brutality and physicality Take it away, it's netball.

Jowitts got a hell of a problem then

Going on todays academy games (still currently playing)if the new rules come into force rugby really is dead over over 40 pens in first half 2 major injuries due to new rules too plus another hia passed which occured for new rules,

Looking like a easy win for the lads though big lead last i knew (my lad got bad injury so kind of switched off on score)