WELLINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Wellington Hurricanes scrumhalf Tyson Keats was banned for four weeks for dangerous play on Monday in an ongoing crackdown on spear-tackling in Super rugby. Spear or tip ...

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 ...

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, ...

Lowering the legal tackle height in women's rugby is proving effective in reducing head contacts between players, a novel study suggests. The paper is published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & ...