Forget concussions and financial troubles in the Pacific Islands, World Rugby have been spending their time implementing a rule to ban players from writing messages on their tape.
Yes, that massive problem in rugby that definitely needed solving has seemingly been dealt with swiftly by the highest ruling body in the game.
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We've heard no official word from World Rugby, but according to tweets by players competing in the opening round of the World Sevens Series in Dubai, the rule has been implemented.
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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