SHIZUOKA, Japan, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The drop goal is by far the rarest form of scoring in rugby, but it has a rich history at the World Cup - including deciding two finals - and looks to be making a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The tackle that left Ravens tight end Mark Andrews with a fractured fibula, ligament damage to his left ankle and caused him to miss seven games last year was officially banned by the ...

Stephen Larkham has questioned whether rugby should join world sport's crackdown on hip-drop tackles after Lachlan Lonergan's "nasty" ankle injury likely ruled the Test hooker out for the season. The ...

Retired Australian rugby great and Fox League expert Matty Johns gets it. He can see why there is a growing movement led by commissioner Roger Goodell to make a controversial change to the way ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Beauden Barrett slotted a drop goal after the hooter to give the Auckland Blues a hard-fought 21-19 victory over the ACT Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday to secure home advantage ...

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LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Britain's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Dorries, delivered a stunning gaffe on Thursday when, praising the sport of rugby league, she ...

Lowering the tackle height in men's rugby almost halved the rate of head collisions among players, a study at Edinburgh University has found. The lowered tackle height law was introduced for community ...

Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law, which was ...