It may be the most iconic sound in football: helmets loudly cracking together to accompany a massive hit that drives the crowd crazy. Players often wear the scars of head-to-head hits on their helmets ...

For years, Willie Fritz taught tackling one specific way: eyes up and chin-on-chest. Fritz would travel the country, giving clinics and presentations on the tackling technique he used during a ...

Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a new study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law, which ...

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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 ...

Argentina rugby coach Felipe Contepomi has described Tom Curry as a “bully” and accused the England flanker of pushing him during an expletive-filled clash in the tunnel after the teams’ match at ...

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 ...

The thud of boots on grass. The rush of wind. A blur of motion across the field. For these Emirati women, chasing a single oval ball - passing, tackling, sprinting - is freedom. They've faced raised ...