Male rugby players given permission to wear tights and leggings amid artificial pitch fears
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Plus comment on why leggings are now a necessity until there is a long-term solution to artificial surfaces
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Picture special: Sports-mad Kate Middleton wins the style Olympics every time - Scottish Daily Express
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Gallagher Premiership - Page 25 - The Telegraph
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Criticism - e-flux
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World Rugby makes rule change over tights and leggings in bid to reduce injuries - Mirror Online
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Rugby Union - Page 128 - The Telegraph
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Male rugby players given permission to wear tights and leggings amid artificial pitch fears
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Ben Coles
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Rugby: Players with early onset dementia launch lawsuits
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World Rugby changes rule to allow male players to wear tights and leggings - NZ Herald
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Ben Coles
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The Red Bulletin UK 10/23 by Red Bull Media House - Issuu
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Alex Austin drafted by Buffalo Bills in seventh round
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World Rugby allows men to wear tights and leggings – The Irish Times