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 ...

SA Rugby has standardised the age at which tackling is permitted for young players. This will see children in the U5 to U8 ...

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 ...

It is arguably rugby’s hottest area of debate. So when it comes to dissecting and improving the tackle, few are surely better placed to speak with authority than an openside flanker who played in last ...

DUBLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Concussion rates fell 33% in the Irish men's rugby All-Ireland League during a two-season trial period of a new law lowering tackle height, the Irish Rugby Football Union ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In rugby, a tackle occurs when a player in possession of the ball is held and brought to the ground by one or more opposing players. The tackle is made below the sternum. The ...

Danie van der Lith SOUTH African youth rugby is about to undergo one of its most significant shifts in years. SA Rugby has officially standardised the age at which tackling may begin — a move driven ...

The Springboks’ venues for their three home Nations Championship fixtures were confirmed by SA Rugby on Friday.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has added his voice to widespread condemnation of the viral rugby tackle challenge (Getty) New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has added his ...

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 & ...