Rugby Union must decide what it wants after taking two steps forward, one step back in battle against concussion

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two steps forward and one big hit back last week as rugby union continued to grapple with its future shape both on and off the pitch. After lengthy debate, eight ideas were finally put forward to World Rugby’s influential Law Review Group, all of them designed to reduce the number of collisions while encouraging players to tackle lower. open image in gallery Jacques Burger took a number of heavy hits in his career The boy caught the ball and passed before being hit with such staggering force from an opponent – far bigger than himself – coming from his blindside, that he flipped in mid-air before crashing down head first onto the rock-hard turf. But what he, and those like him, can’t understand is that for every player damaged by one such hit, a hundred parents say “no” you can’t play the game.