BMJ

‘Body on the line’: experiences of tackle injury in women’s rugby union – a grounded theory study

Correspondence to Kathryn Dane, Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland; danek{at}tcd.ie Objectives Tackle-related injuries account for up to ...
Science Daily

Lower tackle height changing face of women's rugby, study says

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 ...
BMJ

Impacting the rugby tackle: risk factors and mechanisms for concussion and musculoskeletal tackle-related injury — a systematic review and Delphi consensus to inform ...

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, ...
The Conversation

Tackling in children’s rugby must be banned to curb dementia risks

Adam John White receives funding from the EU Erasmus+ Programme. Eric Anderson and Keith Parry do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...