Tackle-related injuries remain a problem in the women's game, accounting for up to 67% of all match injuries. World Rugby has committed to funding evidence-informed injury prevention programs, but ...

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is to introduce a trial law lowering the height of a legal tackle, The Times reports. Rugby in crisis: potential strike amid injury and mental health fears Designed to ...

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 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska safety Nate Gerry was ejected from back-to-back games last season because officials ruled he targeted receivers above the shoulders when tackling them. This year, Gerry and ...

In light of the British Lion's rugby success, Newcastle University experts warn steps need to be taken to ensure children's safety when they play the sport. The call comes as their research reveals ...

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 ...

Could the rugby way of tackling lower the risk of concussions in American football? A new study claims it could, by reducing the force of head impacts. "For athletes who participate in a sport that ...

Rugby, with its rucks and its mauls, its scrums and its tackles, is considered one of the most physical sports played in schools. Head injuries and concussions pose a serious threat to the welfare of ...

Rugby World Cup winners have joined a chorus of voices calling to reduce tackling in the sport in a bid to stop the growing number of brain injuries afflicting many of its former players. When the ...