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 […]
Not a single minute of this season’s European Champions Cup is available on terrestrial television. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images Rugby union has a problem which is not going away. How is a sport supposed to grow long-term if the majority of the UK population are unable to watch it regularly on television? How do you […]
505 GAMES ANNOUNCES FIRST RUGBY UNION MANAGEMENT GAME IN A DECADE PRO RUGBY MANAGER 2015 coming for PC and tablet [youtube omtnLLKU7CA] London, 7th July 2014 – 505 Games, a global publisher of video games, today announced Pro Rugby Manager 2015 for PC and iOS tablet devices, the first game in 10 years to cater […]
Uzbekistan Welcomed as Full Member Union of IRB Sizable population with significant growth potential Costa Rica accepted as an Associate Member Total number of IRB Member Unions grows to 121 The International Rugby Board has welcomed the Uzbekistan Rugby Federation (URF) as a Full Member Union after IRB Council approved its application at the annual […]
Rugby Introduced to Rio’s Public Schools Rio 2016 and CBRu working hard to make the most of Olympic feeling More than 10,000 new players since April thanks to IRB’s Get Into Rugby Nearly half of new participants are female ‘It was love at first sight, the children really identify with the sport’ As Rugby counts […]
Hats off again to those who are developing the sport of rugby union. Along with the amazing new scrum laws the Mic’d Up referees are delivering more and more to the improvement of the game, something that the wider Ulster Rugby clubs and schools applaud. The use of technology will allow the pure playing of […]
As major rugby union events enter the new markets of Brazil, Russia and Japan over the coming decade, each of the three hosts have managed to establish keen public interest in the sport, which could be harnessed to boost the tournaments’ success and develop rugby union further. This is just one of many findings within […]
The International Rugby Board and its Member Unions have sanctioned a global trial of five aspects of Law amendments following an extensive process of consultation and evaluation. The trial, approved by the IRB Council at its Annual Meeting in Dublin on Tuesday, will commence at the start of the next season in each hemisphere (August […]