Wally Lewis calls for ban on tackling during training as Immortal delivers dire warning

Rugby League Immortal Wally Lewis has implored NRL officials to install broader safeguards against concussion, calling for a blanket ban on contact and tackling for children and amateur players during training. In his address to the National Press Club in Canberra, the man known as 'The King', now an ambassador for Dementia Australia, warned the code's administrators the game was at risk of dying out if broader regulation of players' health does not become a a priority. Pressure is mounting …