The principal distinction is that league has shed most aspects of the contest for possession of the ball, while rugby union retains it: contesting the ball after the tackle, on the ground in rucks and in contested scrums, in mauls and line-outs. The laws of league are consequently fewer,...
The assessment of HIE remains an issue in many contact sports; in professional rugby union, head injuries have resulted in long-term injury, or even retirement in extreme cases. These negative outcomes have intensified media coverage and forced World Rugby (WR), the principal governing body, to ...