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 ...

A wheelchair rugby player is fronting a national campaign to highlight the barriers disabled women face in accessing sport.

Rugby union, commonly known as just rugby, is a fast-paced and physical team sport. More girls and women in Canada and around the world are playing it now than ever before. As of 2021, women's rugby ...

When Cass Bargell had her large intestine removed four years ago, her surgeon was adamant she would play rugby again, even with an ostomy bag. That surgeon might not have realised, however, that for ...

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 ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Concussion rates fell 33% in the Irish men's rugby All-Ireland League during a two-season trial period of a new law lowering tackle height, the Irish Rugby Football Union said on ...

HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth women's rugby welcomed the Brown Bears to Brophy Field for the final NIRA 15s conference game of the regular season, Saturday. The Big Green also celebrated Senior Day, ...

A transformative Women’s Rugby World Cup is at an end with England triumphant on home soil in front of a record crowd for the final. Nearly 82,000 people watched the Red Roses beat Canada 33-13 at a ...

A ban on transgender women competing in international rugby matches will not stop them playing the women's game in England, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday in the latest split over trans ...

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 & ...