New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is joining a chorus of condemnation for a viral rugby tackle challenge after a teenager died from a head injury. Ryan Satterthwaite, 19, died in ...

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 ...

It's one of the most wince-worthy rugby tackles you're likely to see and is the most-viewed in that category for this year ...

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 ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Kathryn Dane, Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland; danek{at}tcd.ie Objectives Tackle-related injuries account for up to ...

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, ...