2025 was a year filled with rugby theatre. The British and Irish Lions beat Australia in a three-match Test, England won the Women's Rugby World Cup and France secured the Men's Six Nations. It's a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, subject to ...

Lowering the legal tackle height in women's rugby is proving effective in reducing head contacts between players, a new study suggests. Changes to the tackle height law in women's community rugby in ...