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Recent red cards shown to England have only encouraged more question marks to resurface regarding player safety and the new tackle height laws in the community game.

The demise of London Irish bookended one of the darkest Premiership campaigns to date but could the lower levels of the English game offer some light to players and supporters alike?

The fixtures for the 2023-24 National League Rugby season have been released by the Rugby Football Union and the new campaign will get underway on Saturday, September 2nd.

Some of the stars of National League Rugby played their part in an enthralling County Championship final.

The Rugby Football Union have released the league compositions for the 2023/24 National League Rugby season, with six new teams coming up from level five.

With news emerging that another one of his former clubs - London Irish - have been threatened with suspension from the Premiership, Lamb has called for more transparency and leadership from the people who are in the "top jobs".

The long-term future of the Championship is seemingly up in the air but Cambridge's promotion is the 'feel good' story which should underpin the 'grassroots' game.

Richie Williams and Cambridge have displayed immense resolve to take this sensational National One title race to the wire and now the Blood and Sand can create history on Saturday.

With so much talk and debate surrounding the future of the Championship, in the short-term, the second tier could be welcoming a new club in the form of Cambridge.

The RFU Council have voted to adopt law changes in regards to lowering the tackle height in the community game which will come into force from July 1st.

This engrossing National One title race has gone the distance but will it be decided this weekend?

With a three-horse race for promotion to the Championship, one of the most exciting leagues in English rugby is gearing up for an absorbing finale.

Ahead of their final match of the U20s Six Nations, England hooker Finn Theobald-Thomas spoke to TRU about his rollercoaster season which has seen him move from Worcester Warriors to Gloucester and his upcoming move to Leicester Tigers.

Sevenoaks were another big winner with February set to be another exciting month in levels three and four.

As the debate surrounding the controversial tackle laws continues, TRU heard from Harry Spencer, who coaches SC Bernay on the lower rungs of the French rugby ladder, about the study in France which has influenced the RFU’s decision.

The community game has been in the spotlight due to the new tackle height law but can our attention just be on the 80 minutes on Saturday?

With the RFU set to speak to community clubs about the change in the tackle height law, former Saracens back-row Mike Rhodes chatted to TRU.

National Two player Luke Cozens says new tackle law changes are similar to ones he experienced in France.

Even though the bad weather put paid to 17 games, some brilliant fightbacks meant for an entertaining weekend.

The Rugby Football Union have confirmed that the RFU Council had voted to lower the height of the tackle in community rugby.