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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The findings from the University of Edinburgh research have the potential to change the laws of rugby union Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions ...

More law tweaks are on the way. If rugby in 2025 was largely defined by better recognition of how the kicking game is officiated, clampdowns on escort runners favouring kicking sides and increasing ...

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 ...