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The RFU have already announced plans to lower the legal tackle height in the amateur game to the waistline from July and now World Rugby are urging other countries to trial something similar World ...

Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law ...

Lowering the tackle height in men's community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a new study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law, which ...

Changes to the tackle height law in women's community rugby in Scotland are linked to reductions in head-to-head and head-to-shoulder contacts, the study found. The work compared more than 11,000 ...