Sam Cordingley has urged World Rugby to outlaw a "catastrophic" tackle technique and has solutions for a talent retention problem outgoing Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt thinks won't go away.
A hip-drop tackle has sidelined Junior Wallabies star Treyvon Pritchard for several months. He will use that time to decide ...
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 ...
A decade of injury data shows lowering rugby’s tackle height cut adult concussions by more than a third – but not for schoolboy players.
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.
Treyvon Pritchard was screaming in agony after the tackle at the Junior World Championship left him with a broken leg and ...
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, ...
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 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 ...
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 & ...