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Face-off: Should the 20-minute red card be introduced globally?

Super Rugby is trialling a law whereby a red-carded player can be replaced by a sub 20 minutes later. Should the trial go worldwide? Read this debate from our June 2022 issue Caleb Clarke is sent off in Super Rugby, where a red-carded player can be replaced after 20 minutes (Getty)Presently it's being trialled only in Super Rugby

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Face-off: Should Celtic club teams join the Premier 15s?

Women's rugby is thriving but is it missing a trick? England's dominance over their fellow home nations gives rises to this debate, first published in our April 2022 issue Top league: Manon Johnes of Bristol on the attack against Saracens during a Premier 15s match (Getty)Food for thought amid some predictably big England wins

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Face-off: Are deliberate knock-ons treated too harshly?

Players are often banished to the sin-bin after preventing a pass from reaching its target. Rough justice or just deserts? Read this debate from our March 2022 issue Scotland's Finn Russell was carded for this deliberate knock-on against Wales last month (SNS/Getty)Rough justice or just deserts? Read our debate and decide

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Face-off: Should international stars play Test matches for free?

Would reducing or removing match fees protect the integrity of international rugby or merely deny players their due reward? Read this debate from our February 2022 issue England players got a match fee of about £17,500 compared to Tonga's £500 a week last autumn (Getty)Dan Leo and Tim Swinson take issue in this RW debate

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Face-off: Should kit colours be catered to colour-blind fans?

Red-green kit clashes will be banned by the 2027 World Cup to help those with colour vision deficiency. A welcome move? Read this debate from our December 2021 issue Ireland and Wales played each other in their primary kits last week – soon that won't be possible (Getty)A debate on one of World Rugby's latest rulings

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