NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In rugby, a tackle occurs when a player in possession of the ball is held and brought to the ground by one or more opposing players. The tackle is made below the sternum. The ...

May 30 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined the condemnation of the "run it straight" rugby tackle challenge that has gone viral on social media after a teenager died ...

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is joining a chorus of condemnation for a viral rugby tackle challenge after a teenager died from a head injury. Ryan Satterthwaite, 19, died in ...

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has added his voice to widespread condemnation of the viral rugby tackle challenge (Getty) New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has added his ...

After a successful trial in community rugby, a lower "sternum tackle height" is to be introduced into the elite game for the first time at next year's World Under-20 championships in Georgia, World ...

Lowering the tackle height in men's rugby almost halved the rate of head collisions among players, a study at Edinburgh University has found. The lowered tackle height law was introduced for community ...

Rugby remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite level despite “positive results ...