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 ...

The RFU’s controversial decision to lower the legal tackle height across English community rugby to below the waist from next season has met with backlash from within the sport – with the decision ...

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, ...

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 ...

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - After a successful trial in community rugby, a lower "sternum tackle height" is to be introduced into the elite game for the first time at next year's World Under-20 ...

Lower the legal tackle height in women's rugby is providing effectin in reducing head contacts between players, a world-first study suggests. Changes to the tackle height law in women’s community ...

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 & ...