Conrad Smith, the head of the International Rugby Players’ Association, says the clampdown on high tackles has made “little material difference” on the concussion rate in elite rugby. World Rugby will ...

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 ...

Rugby remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite level despite “positive results” from trials in the amateur game, the world governing body said Monday.

Lowering the tackle height in men’s rugby has successfully reduced the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests. Recent changes to the tackle height law for community rugby players in ...

More law tweaks are on the way. If rugby in 2025 was largely defined by better recognition of how the kicking game is officiated, clampdowns on escort runners favouring kicking sides and increasing ...

Correspondence to Kathryn Dane, Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland; danek{at}tcd.ie Objectives Tackle-related injuries account for up to ...

3 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 4 O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 5 Division of Physiological ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In rugby, a tackle occurs when a player in possession of the ball is held and brought to the ground by one or more opposing players. The tackle is made below the sternum. The ...

Lowering the legal tackle height in women's rugby is proving effective in reducing head contacts between players, a novel study suggests. The paper is published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & ...