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Former Pembroke RFC player Anthony Hodge, 73, former Salford Red Devils captain Malcolm Alter, 45, and ex-England Rugby League player Peter Glynn, 71, all died in January

Solicitor Tim Morgan and two of his pals were hospitalised in the UK on their return from France after suffering severe symptoms of the potentially fatal illness

The RFU have already announced plans to lower the legal tackle height in the amateur game to the waistline from July and now World Rugby are urging other countries to trial something similar

A storm of protest has greeted the Rugby Football Union's decision to lower the legal tackle height to the waist and below - a move aimed at reducing head impact exposure and concussion risk in the tackle for both ball carrier and tackler