Rules on tackling in rugby union may have to be amended in order to reduce the number of concussions and make the game safer, says World Rugby's chief medical officer. A BBC Panorama investigation ...

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 ...

Rugby remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite level despite “positive results” from trials in the amateur game, the world governing body said Monday.

The trial is part of a three stage process with amendments also implemented in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship ©Getty Images World Rugby announced that after extensive research into head ...

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 ...

I don’t watch much Rugby League these days. I used to be a big fan 20 or so years ago, but the last five years or so, I really only watch State of Origin. So these last few years, each time I tune ...

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