Lowering tackle height in rugby led to sharp decline in concussion rates – new study

Lowering tackle height in rugby led to sharp decline in concussion rates – new study

Mai Groves/Shutterstock.comRugby is a physical sport, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the tackle. In amateur and school rugby union, tackles are responsible for well over half of all match injuries, making them the single biggest source of injury risk in the game. That reality has prompted growing efforts to make tackling safer without changing the essence of rugby itself. Our new study suggests one simple change may be making a signif…