The National Rugby League, an Australian rugby league, banned the hip-drop tackle in 2023. The NFL is following suit. (David Becker/AP) ...

But that's about as far as Mailata would go in looking back on his accomplishment. Mailata started 10 games last season, nine of them at left tackle, mostly filling in for an injured – and ...

This data was then coded according to guidelines developed by World Rugby. Researchers found that during the 2023/24 season, players were 22% more likely to tackle bent at the waist, the ...

The “hip-drop tackle” was leaving injured players all over the pitch. The dangerous tackle had to be eliminated in Matty Johns' beloved rugby, and he thinks the same needs to happen in the NFL.

How to tackle the toughest job in rugby – keeping Antoine Dupont quiet. There’s no perfect solution to facing the French talisman, but those who have done so have some advice for Ireland ...

When we asked our December cover girl to go toe to toe on the rugby field, we asked some real members of the New York Knights Rugby League to join Hilary Rhoda for a sporty cover shoot that proved ...

World Rugby’s curious lack of action appears to have forced individual national bodies to act, with what has been until now great haste and little thought. ... the tackle line.

World Rugby intends to lower the legal tackling height at elite level worldwide in the coming years to reduce the risk of head injuries in the sport, the governing body's chief executive Alan ...

Perversely it is the piece of genius that turned rugby defence on its head, the 'choke tackle 'of Les Kiss, the Ireland defence coach. I loved this technique. In the lead up to the 2011 World Cup ...

Rugby has arrived in a place where it's not just about the tackle anymore, it's about the 'hit', it's about how hard one player can hit another. A good tackle is admired, but a huge hit draws ...