World Rugby has revealed the largest-ever tackle study is currently being conducted across the global game, with 1,300 matches being closely monitored covering a total of around 200,000 tackles in ...

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 ...

Background Professional rugby union has a high match injury incidence, however the impact of in-match player replacements on the injury rates in starting and replacement players in the tackle is ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 & ...