Chris Rattue isn't convinced by the latest SANZAR edict on the tackle area in The New Zealand Herald.
"A new season, a new rule and, believe it or not, some hope. There may be new life in dear old rugby yet ...
"First, the bad news. Rugby rules are made to be broken. A game that was, mythically speaking, invented by breaking the most important rule of another sport has never broken the habit of a lifetime. Cheating and rugby go hand in hand, like Colin Meads and a bloody heavy fencepost.
"The 2010 rugby season, which kicked off at the weekend with Super 14 trial matches, has unveiled yet another vital rule change, this one involving the tackle area. As it turns out, what we will get is a new interpretation of the old rule, the old interpretation having been - according to a leading referee - incorrect anyway."
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