Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law ...

Tackling is the only way of legally bringing down your opponent in rugby union. But there are certain laws on how to tackle and if these are not adhered to, penalties will follow. When you tackle an ...

Any move to outlaw the hip-drop tackle would have to come from World Rugby, as it is not a defensive ... but with three quality jumping options in Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Ryan Smith and Seru Uru ...

Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law ...

Lowering the tackle height in men's rugby almost halved the rate of head collisions among players, a study at Edinburgh University has found. The lowered tackle height law was introduced for ...

Lowering the tackle height in men's community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a new study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law, which ...

Rugby is tough. It’s full of tackles, scrums, and big hits, and that means injuries happen. Whether it’s a twisted ankle or a ...

Background Approximately 25% of Rugby Union injuries occur to players executing a tackle and they mostly involve upper-body regions. Objective To investigate how upper-body biomechanical loading ...