Breakdown confusing: New Zealand Rugby chief

New Zealand rugby officials want greater clarity from the Laws of the Game concerning the breakdown, for both fans and players, as part of World Rugby's post-World Cup review of the laws.



World Rugby, rugby's global governing body, is conducting a law review process that could see trials of new or revised rules as early as next year, and New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew said that a recent workshop in New Zealand had indicated for "ways to create more time and space for the ball".



"Clearly, there is a growing frustration on the over-emphasis on defence," Tew said, echoing the …