World Rugby has recommended ten changes to experimental rules, " designed to help member federations to reduce the risk of transmission of Covid-19, if necessary ", explained Thursday the governing body of the rugby world.

These measures are "voluntary and temporary," says World Rugby. They are intended to limit contact between players and "would reduce the time of exposure to a risk of transmission by more than 30% in melee, up to 25 % in a ruck, and up to 50 % in a maul," says the international federation.