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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

When Andrew Regan was tackled in a rugby union game three years ago, he knew something had gone catastrophically wrong. The impact broke his neck and he lost all sensation. "I was instantly paralysed, ...

Corey Parker has warned rugby league may struggle to keep Reece Walsh, fearing the global nature of rugby union could one day ...