Ben Earl is an expert on rugby’s laws but is flummoxed leading players don’t get asked for more input on changes.

Earl recently finished a 15,000-word dissertation, for his master’s degree at Manchester Met, that involved quizzing fellow stars on the subject.
For this weekend’s opening round of Nations Championship games new regulations were brought in last Sunday around the hip-drop tackle.
And recently new laws were introduced around the knee-drop tackle which is stopping players from going so low in challenges but Earl reckons the players should have a voice.
Rule changes
The 28-year-old s...

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