Moments of brutality are part and parcel of rugby, but every now and then there comes one that could and should have been easily avoided. Arguably the worst tackle of all time took place in a ...

An interesting theory on Irish rugby's innovative tackle technique shows how intelligent Ireland are in all aspects of the field.

Thirty community rugby matches were filmed and the number of contact events (tackles, collision tackles, rucks, mauls, lineouts and scrums) recorded. Results Of 370 (95% CI 364 to 378) contact events ...

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 ...

As a consequence players like England's Jonny Wilkinson or Stephen Jones of Wales now make as many tackles as the back-row. But the best outside-halves control the tempo of a game. There are all ...