Speaking on the first episode of the Science Week podcast, rugby players Will Connors and Kathryn Dane explain how state-of-the-art computer science is being utilised in sports such as rugby. Getty ...

SA Rugby has standardised the age at which tackling is permitted for young players. This will see children in the U5 to U8 ...

Objective To examine factors associated with tackles in rugby union and to assess their impact on the risk of injury. Design Two-season (2003/2004 and 2005/2006) prospective cohort design with video ...

Is rugby going soft? How are we protecting our professional players? Is it safe to play for children? What is World Rugby doing about all of this? It’s a series of questions anyone who loves our sport ...

The issue of player welfare is critical in the heavy contact sport. Lero Research Ireland Centre for Software has teamed up with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and the Complex Software Lab at ...

Rugby is a game containing many abstract lines. The offside line, the line of touch and the gainline are just some of the invisible borders that exist in rugby’s lexicon. In recent years, a new line ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Concussion rates fell 33% in the Irish men's rugby All-Ireland League during a two-season trial period of a new law lowering tackle height, the Irish Rugby Football Union said on ...

There’s no perfect solution to facing the French talisman, but those who have done so have some advice for Ireland – stay connected and don’t take the bait On a field with 30 of the best rugby players ...