The World Rugby Council decided on Thursday to postpone the vote on the global trial phase of the reduced red card in order to have “more in-depth feedback” to make a decision, the body said.
“As international inter-hemisphere matches have only just begun, the Council has decided […] to postpone » the vote on the 20-minute red card global trial phase until the conclusions of the November test matches allow “more in-depth feedback and comprehensive data analysis”, says the instance in a press release.
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World Rugby, which must also elect its new president during the day, was to decide on the experimentation at the global level of a whole series of reforms in the rules of rugby, supposed to make the game more spectacular and rapid. These measures have already been tested in certain international competitions for six months, notably during the Rugby Championship or the Women XV but also during autumn test matches.
The introduction of a lighter red card, allowing a team with a player sent off to be able to replace him after 20 minutes, had concentrated the debates, with in particular strong opposition from France in the name of player safety. Other measures will be tested globally from 1is January 2025, such as reducing the time to shoot a conversion, to form a scrum or even greater protection of the scrum half in the rucks, maul or scrum phases.
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Conversely, the possibility of scoring a volley save within 22 meters after a kick-off as well as the limitation to one save for mauls, instead of two currently, did not reach 75% of votes. necessary to be generalized.
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