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.

World Rugby will trial a lower tackle height in the elite game at next summer’s Under-20 World Championship in Georgia. Following analysis of trials in the amateur game, which showed a decrease in ...

Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Irish Rugby Football Union will keep the legal tackle height below the sternum in the 2025-26 season after preliminary data showed a reduction in overall injury rates during the ...