Devdiscourse

Tackle Height Reduction in Rugby Leads to Remarkable Concussion Decline

The Irish Rugby Football Union reported a 33% decrease in concussion rates during a trial period that lowered tackle height ...
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, ...

New tackle rule cut concussion rates in Irish game by up to 33 per cent, study shows

Concussion rates fell 33 per cent in the Irish men's rugby All-Ireland League during a two-season trial period of a new law ...
Nenagh Guardian

IRFU announces strong Player Welfare gains from two-season Tackle Behaviours Trial

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has announced that its two-season Tackle Behaviours Trial - which lowered the legal ...
EurekAlert!

Rugby tackle height change boosting player safety, study shows

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 ...
BMJ

Reduced head-to-head contact rates in elite-level women’s rugby league following a season-long tackle technique coaching intervention

Objective Within women’s rugby league (n=12 teams), we (1) identified modifiers for head-to-head contacts informed by sport partners (eg, players, coaches, match officials); (2) compared head-to-head ...
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 ...