Aim: To run and hit a defender, turn your back and offload to a team-mate nearby. Drill: One player stands with a tackle shield and faces the other players. Another player is given the ball and runs ...

Objective Report on coaches' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards coaching the tackle. Design Questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale for importance (attitude), quantity (behaviour) and ...

In the modern day game, as rugby fans we are well-accustomed to seeing big hits, but sometimes there's one that really stands out. Sheer power combined with perfect tackle technique can still ...

Objectives Rugby Union has a relatively high risk of injury. Early evidence suggests a benefit of lowering tackle height to ...

Background Approximately 25% of Rugby Union injuries occur to players executing a tackle and they mostly involve upper-body regions. Objective To investigate how upper-body biomechanical loading ...

Last year, the CMOs rejected a call for a ban on tackling in youth rugby. They said the benefits of learning, training and playing rugby outweighed the risks of injury. Writing in an opinion piece ...

Westgate Common ARLFC have been training with the new rules ahead of the new season Grassroots rugby league is set to adopt new rules around tackle heights this season in an attempt to improve ...