Then, in 2022, the Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union banned transgender players from female-only formats. By 2023, the ban applied across all of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

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In rugby union, a coaching intervention programme - more commonly known as 'tackle school' - is designed to help educate ...

Researchers used video analysis to study 18,702 tackles.

Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law, which was ...

Researchers also found the change in tackle height was linked to a 19% drop in the rate of head and upper torso contacts to the ball-carrier and an increase in frequency of tackles to the ball ...

Researchers used video analysis to study 18,702 tackles.