World Rugby this week filed its defence to lawsuits brought by hundreds of former rugby union players over neurological injuries, denying any liability and arguing injuries are a "foreseeable and ...

Six Nations: Ireland have been criticised for picking Jonathan Sexton despite a series of head injuries, but the fly-half allayed fears over his health. The fly-half has been the focus of much ...

With a court case looming large over the sport, Harry Latham-Coyle investigates what is being done to combat head injuries ...

Rugby remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite level despite “positive results” from trials in the amateur game, the world governing body said Monday.

Due to World Rugby's return to play protocols following concussion injuries, most players are not permitted to return to playing for at least 12 days. The guidelines, which were first implemented in ...

Rugby will trial a new tackle height at next year’s under-20 World Championship (Getty Images for Sale Sharks) Rugby’s global governing body has stated that a change to lower the tackle height at ...

A leading New Zealand rugby player who had advocated for closer study of the connections between concussion and long-term brain injury has died at the age of 39. Police were called early Wednesday ...