Why women's rugby needs its own injury prevention strategy
With the Women's Six Nation's Championship underway, there is mounting public concern regarding the risk of injuries to players.
Mar 30, 2024
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With the Women's Six Nation's Championship underway, there is mounting public concern regarding the risk of injuries to players.
Mar 30, 2024
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World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has welcomed results from the largest ever studies into the forces experienced by rugby players. The results, which provide players and parents with greater clarity and confidence than ...
Nov 6, 2023
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A rugby player's risk for developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases the longer their career lasts, according to a new landmark study involving Boston University researchers.
Oct 24, 2023
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Rugby authorities will start using "smart" mouthguards to help protect players from head injuries, the sport's global governing body said on Monday.
Oct 9, 2023
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University athletes who have already suffered a sport-related concussion are less likely to report symptoms of a new concussion if they consider them to be less serious than their previous ones.
Sep 27, 2023
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A new study recently published in JAMA Neurology provides insights into the complex and intricate relationship of contact sports and the risk of dementia.
Sep 19, 2023
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With the men's Rugby World Cup in France almost upon us, the risk of injury during the summer warm-up games has been a serious concern for coaches and players.
Sep 6, 2023
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The Boston University CTE Center today reported the results of the largest-ever study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in young athletes.
Aug 29, 2023
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A pioneering scientific study has shown that the effects of multiple concussions in rugby players continue to have an impact on their brain even in retirement. Led by a team of researchers at the Neurovascular Research Laboratory, ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Team spirit can be more of a hindrance than a help when it comes to reporting concussion in women's rugby.
May 9, 2023
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