That’s bullshit. Rugby Union is a free-flowing, head-to-head, full-contact game. Rugby League, another head-to-head contact sport, actually has a system similar to “downs” where a team has a certain number of attempts to get down the field before having to turn the ball over.

Worth mentioning, and something I always advocate for, is that in rugby, you have to at least make an attempt to wrap up on all tackles.

how quickly they forget.