Tackle Injuries in Professional Rugby Union

Abstract Background: The tackle is the most dangerous facet of play in rugby union, but little is known about risk factors for tackle injuries. Purpose: To estimate the injury risk associated with various characteristics of tackles in professional rugby union matches. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Method: All 140 249 tackles in 434 professional matches […]

Rugby World Cup helps Tackle Hunger in Madagascar

Rugby World Cup helps Tackle Hunger in Madagascar Children from schools in the Madagascan capital of Antananarivo benefiting from United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) daily meals have participated in a special Rugby event to promote WFP’s successful Tackle Hunger partnership with the International Rugby Board. With the Webb Ellis Cup in town for the […]