World Rugby has denied it owes a legal duty of care to players, arguing injuries are a “foreseeable and inherent risk” of the ...

World Rugby has filed its defense against lawsuits from nearly 800 former rugby players regarding neurological injuries. The ...

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 ...

With a court case looming large over the sport, Harry Latham-Coyle investigates what is being done to combat head injuries and the players struggling with life after rugby ...

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 ...

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.

More than a third of Irish school rugby players are willing to continue playing while suffering a concussion, a new study has revealed. Under IRFU rules, players should immediately leave a game if ...