Since Antoine Dupont broke a cheekbone in a tackle at the Rugby World Cup, France has been feeding crumbs of positivity about its talismanic captain. Surgery two weeks ago went well, he's rejoined the ...

Lowering the tackle height in men’s rugby has successfully reduced the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests. Recent changes to the tackle height law for community rugby players in ...

World Rugby announced on Wednesday tackling height will be lowered to below the waist or the base of the sternum from the chest in the amateur game from 1 July. The change had been trialled in leagues ...