Objective Within women’s rugby league (n=12 teams), we (1) identified modifiers for head-to-head contacts informed by sport partners (eg, players, coaches, match officials); (2) compared head-to-head ...

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, ...

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 ...

There are some occupational hazards when you’re coaching rugby at the age of 75. “Whenever I’m training guys, doing demos and I throw them on the ground, they have to help me get up,” said Ram Eddings ...

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 by safety concerns, ...

Interest in women's rugby has exploded in recent years, but some Calgary-based researchers are drawing attention to the disproportionate injury rate among female players — and the lack of research to ...