World Rugby is encouraging its member unions to trial “belly tackles” in the community game in a bid to make the sport safer. The global governing body’s executive board has recommended ...

if a ball-carrier slips into a tackle - a penalty will be awarded. World Rugby says the new rules,, external which come into effect on 3 January, "aim to change culture in the sport to ensure that ...

World Rugby has revealed the largest-ever tackle study is currently being conducted across the global game, with 1,300 matches being closely monitored covering a total of around 200,000 tackles in ...

The sophomore rugby player from Australia took a tackle straight to the face in a semi-final game on May 30 at the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship in Philadelphia, and the recently ...

Concussion has been a topic that has come into focus in rugby over the last ... nations the freedom to set a legal tackle height at that point or below - as best suits their community game ...