More than a third of Irish school rugby players are willing to continue playing while suffering a concussion, a new study has revealed. Under IRFU rules, players should immediately leave a game if ...

Rugby players who allege they suffered brain injuries during their careers have been refused permission to appeal against a ...

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers assess differences in specific biomarkers associated with neurodegenerative diseases between United ...

Retired rugby players who have suffered multiple concussions have higher levels of certain proteins in their blood, which may make them more prone to developing diseases such as motor neurone disease ...

World rugby's governing body says it remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite ...

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 ...

The UK's High Court ruled that former rugby players must submit medical and neurological records in a concussion lawsuit.

A prominent New Zealand rugby player, Shane Christie, who had been a vocal advocate for closer study into the connections between concussion and long-term brain injury, has died at the age of 39.

LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - World Rugby has changed its Graduated Return to Play (GRTP) protocols which will now require elite players with concussion symptoms to avoid playing for a minimum of 12 ...

Former professional rugby players are more likely to show signs of depression, anxiety and irritability compared to amateur rugby players and non-contact athletes, according to new research led by ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Concussions accounted for 20% of injuries suffered by rugby players in the English Premiership's 2018-19 season and were the most common injury in matches for an eighth straight ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A leading New Zealand rugby player who had advocated for closer study of the connections between concussion and long-term brain injury has died at the age of 39. Police were ...