Rugby union should consider banning head coaches from matches if their players are repeatedly involved in head-on-head tackles, says former England women's boss Simon Middleton.

The study is part of an international project led by World Rugby to assess the effects of lowering the tackle height in Scotland, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland ...

The study is part of an international project led by World Rugby to assess the effects of lowering the tackle height in Scotland, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South ...

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After leaving England's coaching team in 2023, Middleton took up a role with Japan's ... sits on World Rugby's women's high-performance rugby committee, coaches a double tackle where one player ...