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 ...

Scotland International Mosese Tuipulotu has been suspended indefinitely for three weeks following a red card he received during a United Championship match in Edinburgh against Benetton Rugby on ...

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 ...

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, ...

The NRL made big strides in 2025 by applying common sense to high-tackle rulings. Here's why another off-season crackdown could undo that progress and what the league should do instead. The 2025 NRL ...