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Candace and Rob are back with another big week in rugby and match official news!
Candace is heading to Mudgee for the Junior 7s Champs, plus check in with Rob on Fiji 7s and Navosa 7s.
This week they dive into the Wallabies vs Springboks TMO tech issues, clock confusion, medics and water runners pushing the boundaries, plus more info re HIA situation that raised a few eyebrows.
Main segment is the break down of World Rugby’s latest dangerous tackle guidance, including the growing concern around knee-drop tackles and the new hip-drop tackle law coming into effect from November.
Plus:
Check out Rob’s article: 🏉
https://89rugby.substack.com/p/ask-the-ref-tmo-comms-fallout-special?r=1gyg8t&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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"Knee Drop & Hip Drop Tackles: What’s Changing?" is an episode of Play On : the rugby referee podcast. Runtime 44 min. Published October 8, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.