Oct. 4 (UPI) --Few moments in sport are more gut-wrenching than a player lying on the field, limp from the impact of a high-speed collision. The crowd's visceral groans speak volumes, as they did ...

Background Every year in New Zealand (NZ) an estimated 10 per 1000 rugby players seek medical care for a concussion injury sustained at an average cost of NZ$1700 per claim. In response, NZ Rugby (NZR ...

Correspondence to Isla J Shill, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; isla.shill{at}ucalgary.ca Objective To examine differences in ...

Team spirit can be more of a hindrance than a help when it comes to reporting concussion in women’s rugby. That’s according to a new study by sports experts at Staffordshire University and Atlantic ...

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - More than 200 ex-rugby union players have accused World Rugby and the sport's governing bodies in England and Wales of a "purely reactive attitude" to the risk of ...

Amateur rugby union players who suffer concussion injuries should spend more time on the sidelines than currently required, a study suggests. RFU rules state players should only return to any form of ...

‘Four years ago, World Rugby made a commitment that any research they do on the men’s game, they will also do on the women’s game,’ World Rugby's medical manager Dr Lindsay Starling tells WH. ‘Any ...

Jon Patricios is a Board member of the Concussion in Sport group and medical advisor to SA Rugby, World Rugby, UEFA and the NFL (all unremunerated) Two decades ago there were only two criteria used to ...

Hunter Bennett does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A two-season trial has led to a reduction in concussion and injury rates in rugby, the IRFU announced. The trial lowered the legal tackle height in the amateur game to below the chest, or sternum, and ...