Dec 8 (Reuters) - Tackling above the armpit will be banned in rugby league matches in Britain to "make the sport safer and more accessible at all levels", governing body Rugby Football League (RFL) ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The tackle that left Ravens tight end Mark Andrews with a fractured fibula, ligament damage to his left ankle and caused him to miss seven games last year was officially banned by the ...

World Rugby will trial a lower tackle height in the elite game at next summer’s Under-20 World Championship in Georgia.

Concerns have been raised over concussions in rugby, with lawmakers now looking at whether the legal tackle height needs to ...

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 ...

Retired Australian rugby great and Fox League expert Matty Johns gets it. He can see why there is a growing movement led by commissioner Roger Goodell to make a controversial change to the way ...

Rugby League Academy sides are adjusting to change with two radical rule changes now in place. They will alter the way the game is played at this level over the next six weeks as the RFL undergoes an ...

Rugby will be finished before end of the season." My general go-to, in instances like this, is to challenge and belittle his outrage. We regularly disagree on refereeing decisions or topical issues in ...

Tackle happened in a junior division 3 match in Sydney A junior was lifted and slammed to the deck by a larger competitor The young player has now quit the sport and faces a lengthy recovery A 12-year ...