The New England Free Jacks are calling all South Shore high school football players. On Sunday, May 5, the Quincy-based professional rugby team will be holding a rugby tackling clinic hosted by former ...

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 ...

For years, Willie Fritz taught tackling one specific way: eyes up and chin-on-chest. Fritz would travel the country, giving clinics and presentations on the tackling technique he used during a ...

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 ...

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.

WELLINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Wellington Hurricanes scrumhalf Tyson Keats was banned for four weeks for dangerous play on Monday in an ongoing crackdown on spear-tackling in Super rugby. Spear or tip ...

Rugby union, commonly known as just rugby, is a fast-paced and physical team sport. More girls and women in Canada and around the world are playing it now than ever before. As of 2021, women's rugby ...