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World Rugby will encourage elite competitions to have a shot clock for penalties and conversions from 1 January, with sanctions to be issued for time-wasting as part of plans to speed up the game.
World Rugby has referred Bernard Laporte's decision to suspend himself from duty to its independent ethics officer for review after the governing body’s vice-chairman was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence on corruption charges.
Bernard Laporte, the head of the French Rugby Federation, got a two-year suspended prison sentence and a €75,000 fine after being found guilty in a trial for influence peddling and illegally acquiring assets, French media including AFP reported on Tuesday.
French rugby was left reeling Tuesday after federation president Bernard Laporte received a two-year suspended prison sentence on corruption charges just nine months before France hosts the sport's World Cup.
World Rugby is considering introducing a countdown timer on scrums, line-outs and kicks at goal to increase the speed of the game, according to the BBC.
The World Rugby council has suspended the ban placed on the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) last year, due to what it termed as interference by the Federal government.
The referees who will take charge of the Springboks' end-of-year-tour games have been named with the familiar faces of Wayne Barnes and Angus Gardner part of the roster.
"I've been here since 12pm, and the Springbok [Sevens] only play at 22:33," quipped one spectator as he guzzled the remaining bits of his beer, in a direct jab at the Rugby World Cup Sevens format.