Law change permits male rugby players to wear tights

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 05: Aaron Smith runs through drills during a New Zealand All Blacks training session at Eden Park on August 05, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

It sounds like the kind of thing that might trigger a 'This is not soccer' lecture from Nigel Owens. 

But World Rugby has just amended the laws to the game to allow all players to wear tights or leggings.