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 & ...

It has recently been proposed that the tackle, an integral part of Rugby Union, be banned in school rugby, as a means to reduce the risk of injury. This proposal held that harmful contact should be ...

Tackling is the only way of legally bringing down your opponent in rugby union. But there are certain laws on how to tackle and if these are not adhered to, penalties will follow. When you tackle an ...

With increasing recent focus of concussions in rugby union the trial was introduced to improve player safety by reducing the risk of head-on-head contact and concussions. The lower tackle height ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined the condemnation of the "run it straight" rugby tackle challenge that ...

Amateur rugby union clubs are experiencing a higher number of concussions after laws were changed around tackle height, an MP has claimed, as he said the English Rugby Football Union (RFU ...

Bordeaux-Begles has won its first Champions Cup rugby title after holding off Northampton 28-20 in the final at Principality ...

Lowering the tackle height was also associated with a ... to reduce the risk of head-on-head contact and concussion in rugby union games. The trial was adopted by Scottish Rugby for the 2023/ ...