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Watch: Is the Aviva Premierships injury crisis out of control?
By Online Editors
Rugby has changed in many ways in recent years, the game in its current form has a much higher average time of ball in play, which correlates to a higher tackle count and ultimately a higher number of injuries.
According to figures from The Telegraph, in the past four years the average tackle count has risen by a startling 33.2 percent
This week saw mass postponement of fixtures in the Premiership A League, a clear indication of the severity of the crisis.
Last night Ben Kay and Ugo Monye spoke succinctly on the issue.
Credit: BT Sport
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Terrible idea…will be too hot, no one will travel, fan zones will be promised nice cold guinness and last minute will get water. Also how do you squeeze this into the already busy battle rhythm, Prem, summer series, 6 nations & world cup….if, and its a big IF you’re going to do this, do it in a rugby nation.
Go to commentsWell let’s hope world rugby doesn't read some of this nonsense, because next on the agenda will be…“players will only tackle other players deemed to be in their weight class, and only with moderate velocity”.
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