World Rugby have been told to issue strict punishments for teams who fail to reduce the amount of contact training they do as part of radical new proposals to cut down on concussions.
Other proposals put forward in order to improve the game's safety include a radical shake-up that would see only injured players replaced and the number of players' matches per season reduced to a maximum of 25 per season. Brain injury campaign group Progressive Rugby, comprised of clinical experts, coaches, academics and ex-players including Alix Popham and James Haskell, are the group who have issued such recommendations to the world governing body.
They also include fines and points deductions to be issued against countries and clubs for non-compliance with return-to-play protocols.
