World Rugby says drop in concussion rates at World Cup 'hugely encouraging'

World Rugby's steps to check high and dangerous tackles resulted in a significant decrease in concussion-related injuries at last year's World Cup, when compared with the elite competition average in 2018, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.

The tournament in Japan was the first World Cup to introduce World Rugby's"high tackle framework" - the step-process of decisions referees must consider when analysing a potentially dangerous tackle - which is designed to reduce the risk of head injuries by"changing player behaviour from high-risk upright to lower risk bent-at-the-waist tackles".

"The significant reduction in concussion incidence provides compelling evidence of what can be achieved when competition owners, match officials, disciplinary officers, players and coaches fully buy in to the High Tackle Sanction Framework.Advertisement Yellow cards shown by referees at Japan 2019 increased by 74per cent and red cards by 138per cent against the 2018 average.

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