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 ...

Welcome back to Rugby Skool, where, today, we’re diving into tackles, rucks, and mauls – those dark and murky places where players collide and yet, somehow, still manage to keep on playing. So grab a ...

The widely held view among rugby players, coaches and officials is that headgear can't prevent concussion. If so, why wear it? It's hot, it can block vision and hearing, and it can be uncomfortable.

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Rugby League club Salford Red Devils will wear mouthguards containing microchips that monitor the impact of collisions in the new Super League season to aid research into concussion ...

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It’s easy to make the game safer without significantly altering the collision aspect that makes rugby so attractive. AAP Image/David Crosling The legendary American Football coach Vince Lombardi once ...

SYDNEY, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Samoa coach Steve Jackson has promised plenty of big hits and running rugby when the Pacific islanders take on Australia on Saturday in a final World Cup warm-up match he ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...