A front row view of the game
The University of Edinburgh has discovered through research and by watching and comparing 18,702 tackles that took place in 60 community rugby matches in 2022/23 – after the introduction of a new low tackle law that was trialled by World Rugby in 2023/24 – a reduction in the number of head collisions in the community game.
The lowering of the tackle height from the level of below the shoulder to a new level below the sternum, saw a drop in the number of head on head contacts by an impressive 45 per cent which is one of the main causes of sports related concussio...
