Conrad Smith, the head of the International Rugby Players’ Association, says the clampdown on high tackles has made “little material difference” on the concussion rate in elite rugby. World Rugby will ...

The Premier League is lobbying lawmakers to finally approve trials of rugby-style temporary concussion substitutions. England’s top tier is among 28 competitions applying renewed pressure in a letter ...

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers assess differences in specific biomarkers associated with neurodegenerative diseases between United ...

England hooker Jamie George insists rugby union has undergone a radical change in its approach to concussion during the time ...

A new study has revealed that a worrying stat that over a third of rugby players in schools would play on with concussion symptoms. The study was conducted by UCC where over 520 IRFU-registered rugby ...

1 Centre for Health, and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport, University of Bath, Bath, UK 2 UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport, Edinburgh and Bath, UK Background ...

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

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 ...

Amateur rugby union clubs are experiencing a higher number of concussions after laws were changed around tackle height, an MP ...

PARIS — Rugby star Sébastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his nation as a powerful forward. But he does not remember any of it ...

Former professional rugby players are more likely to show signs of depression, anxiety and irritability compared to amateur rugby players and non-contact athletes, according to new research led by ...