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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 ...

Lowering tackle height in rugby led to sharp decline in concussion rates – new study

A decade of injury data shows lowering rugby’s tackle height cut adult concussions by more than a third – but not for ...
Medical Xpress

Lower tackle height in rugby reduces head collisions, study finds

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 ...
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

Tackle higher or lower? Simulation to evaluate how changing the tackle height would impact the number of concussions and head acceleration events in men’s professional rugby ...

Objective To quantify concussion and head acceleration event (HAE) probability in rugby league tackles by tackle height and role and simulate seasonal counts across different tackle height ...
SuperSport

Rugby tackle height to be lowered worldwide in amateur game

World Rugby announced on Wednesday tackling height will be lowered to below the waist or the base of the sternum from the chest in the amateur game from 1 July. The change had been trialled in leagues ...