In January, England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) banned tackling above the waist in community rugby matches from next season, while Scottish Rugby and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) are exploring similar moves. "The community game is the lifeblood of our sport ... and the proposed tackle heigh...
Tackling in Rugby Union is associated with most match injuries. New tackle regulations have been explored to reduce injuries, but limited quantitative evidence is available to inform any law changes. Using a novel tackle simulator, we investigated upper body loading under different tackling conditions:...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate stakeholders’ perceptions and beliefs regarding a lowered maximum legal tackle height law trial aimed at reducing concussion incidence in community rugby union. Six coaches, six players, and six referees participated in individual semi-structured interviews. ...
In Union, both teams may contest possession at a tackle or set piece; in League one team retains possession for six tackles. The use of contested scrums and lineouts in Rugby Union adds dramatically to the tactical variety of the modern game. Game laws and methods Rugby union differs from ...
To win the tackle and ruck, players have to perform specific techniques. These techniques have not been studied at the highest level of rugby union. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify technical determinants of tackle and ruck performance at the highest level of rugby union. ...
Unhappily, it seems that the Irish focus is anywhere but on the match; rather, the gaze appears to be dwelling on the previous week's match and that tackle by the New Zealand centre Ma'a Nonu. The coach Eddie O'Sullivan yesterday pronounced himself a confused man....