Rugby has seen a 20 percent rise in females playing since 2022, and one participant that may add to that soon is 12-year-old Peyton Summer-George. The Maeroa Intermediate pupil is a netballer but ...

Lowering the maximum legal tackle height in Scottish community women’s rugby: an injury surveillance and video analysis study across two seasons. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2025; 11 (2 ...

Recent changes to the tackle height law for community rugby players in Scotland were linked with a 45% reduction in head-on-head contact—one of the primary causes of sports-related concussion ...

New Zealand Rugby issued a statement warning people “not to take part in Run It Straight games or competitions as they carry significant risk of serious injury.” “Those wanting to play ...