World rugby's governing body says it remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite ...

Concerns have been raised over concussions in rugby, with lawmakers now looking at whether the legal tackle height needs to ...

The possibility of lowering the tackle height across the elite game moves a step closer as new rules expand to the premier ...

Abstract Objectives Tackle-related injuries account for up to 67% of all match injuries in women’s rugby union. The perspective of women players on tackle injury can help key stakeholders understand ...

Lowering the legal tackle height in women's rugby is proving effective in reducing head contacts between players, a new study suggests. Changes to the tackle height law in women's community rugby in ...

To (1) systematically review the literature to identify which match-related risk factors and mechanisms of rugby tackle events result in musculoskeletal injury, concussion, head injury assessments, ...

The findings from the University of Edinburgh research have the potential to change the laws of rugby union Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions ...

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Tackling above the armpit will be banned in rugby league matches in Britain to "make the sport safer and more accessible at all levels", governing body Rugby Football League (RFL) ...

World Rugby, the game’s governing body, says that trials over the last two seasons involving 11 unions around the world have ...

Jan 27 (Reuters) - World Rugby intends to lower the legal tackling height at elite level worldwide in the coming years to reduce the risk of head injuries in the sport, the governing body's chief ...

Ryno Pieterse is facing a ban of up to 12 months for one of the worst rugby tackles you will ever see. Pieterse, who plays for Castres in the French league, jumped and smashed into Bordeaux's Maxime ...

A tackle in American football labelled “the best in 10 years” has kicked off a viral debate, with Sonny Bill Williams making ...