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Rugby League may follow rugby union in making significant rule changes to improve player safety. The RFU sparked controversy last week after lowering the tackle height for the community game to waist level.
A number of high-profile players and coaches criticised the decision, prompting leading medical experts including Dr Willie Stewart to defend the Rugby Football Union.
Now Simon Johnson, the Rugby Football League chairman, has told The Mail on Sunday that the domestic governing body were ‘constantly looking at the rulebook and collaborate very closely with rugby union and other collision sports on the issue of concussion and player safety’.
The Rugby League, chaired by Simon Johnson (right), may follow rugby union in changing rules to suit player safety
With both the RFL and the RFU facing lawsuits from former players for allegedly not protecting them from potential brain injury, Johnson added: ‘We’re currently undertaking some very innovative research into tackle force, load and the movement of the
