Don't miss out on the headlines from Rugby. Followed categories will be added to My News. In the opening week of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in France, two players have been hit with lengthy bans for ...

WELLINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Wellington Hurricanes scrumhalf Tyson Keats was banned for four weeks for dangerous play on Monday in an ongoing crackdown on spear-tackling in Super rugby. Spear or tip ...

AUSTRALIAN Schools flyhalf Jordan Jackson-Hope has been sent off after less than two minutes for an ugly spear tackle in New Zealand. Jackson-Hope was issued a red card for a dangerous tackle on New ...

Australia winger Lote Tuqiri was found guilty yesterday of a dangerous tackle on All Blacks captain Richie McCaw and was suspended until Nov. 2. Tuqiri was cited by match commissioner Willem Venter ...

A fan decided that it would be a good idea to streak during a rugby match, and well, it turned out to not be such a good idea No matter who many times something bad happens, people will just never ...

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 ...

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 ...

Danie van der Lith SOUTH African youth rugby is about to undergo one of its most significant shifts in years. SA Rugby has officially standardised the age at which tackling may begin — a move driven ...