Admirably, Slacks Creek player somehow Luke Rickert got up amid concern from spectators, sticking the ball between his legs ...

Spencer Wadsworth was just five minutes into a rugby match when his arm was torn away from his body in a crunching tackle ...

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 tackle height in men's rugby has successfully reduced the rate of head collisions among players, a study ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In rugby, a tackle occurs when a player in possession of the ball is held and brought to the ground by one or more opposing players. The tackle is made below the sternum.

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 ...