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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... sion-part/

"The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) have announced four new measures to be introduced next season in the Top 14, including the use of up to 12 replacements and a new 'blue card'"

Blue card looks reasonable - 12 substitutes seems ridiculous, a whole pack change plus most of the backs? will turn teams into 50/60 minute massive beasts

Is this real? The national team's fitness issues are hardly going to improve with this system.

Also I like how this retrospectively justifies the farce at the end of the 6N 2017 Wales match

12 subs I think is total, still an 8 man bench, but then it allows HIA/Injury to be replaced (not tactical though I think) upto 4 times.

Of course, France, and Stade Francais as well (at least) used the HIA for rolling subs when it came to Slimani anyway. I was watching a stade game to see Wasps new signing (cup game from last year against Tigers I believe). They took Slimani off at around half time, then he was warming up for 5 minutes before they took off the loosehead with 10 minutes to go in the match (no head injury whatsoever in the leadup).

Gloskarlos wrote:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... sion-part/

12 substitutes seems ridiculous, a whole pack change plus most of the backs? will turn teams into 50/60 minute massive beasts

True. Seems excessive, in my opinion.

I'm confused. How does a national rugby association unilaterally introduce changes to the rules?

Or are the French allowed to do this because they're French?

CunningPunter wrote:I'm confused. How does a national rugby association unilaterally introduce changes to the rules?

Or are the French allowed to do this because they're French?

Because these rules are league specific, with standards that can be changed, sometimes requiring WR approval, sometimes not.

I believe that the proposed changes will be submitted to World Rugby for approval.