The widely held view among rugby players, coaches and officials is that headgear can't prevent concussion. If so, why wear it? It's hot, it can block vision and hearing, and it can be uncomfortable.

Retired rugby players who have suffered multiple concussions have higher levels of certain proteins in their blood, which may make them more prone to developing diseases such as motor neuron disease ...

For the first time since 1924 when USA won gold, Rugby will be played in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, beginning on Aug. 8 and bringing a new sport with inherent concussion risk, ...

To (1) systematically review the literature to identify which match-related risk factors and mechanisms of rugby tackle events result in musculoskeletal injury, concussion, head injury assessments, ...

Conrad Smith, the head of the International Rugby Players’ Association, says the clampdown on high tackles has made “little material difference” on the concussion rate in elite rugby. World Rugby will ...

Grassroots rugby concussion guidelines need to be improved as players’ brains remain altered despite them being symptom free and cleared to play, researchers have found. The University of Essex is the ...

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers assess differences in specific biomarkers associated with neurodegenerative diseases between United ...

England World Cup winner Phil Vickery pledges to donate brain for concussion research - Vickery has been diagnosed with probable CTE and is part of a lawsuit against World Rugby, the RFU and Welsh Rug ...

Retired rugby players who have suffered multiple concussions have higher levels of certain proteins in their blood, which may make them more prone to developing diseases such as motor neurone disease ...

The landmark legal case involving more than 1,000 former rugby players from both codes and their authorities over head injuries has been thrown into chaos after the claimants’ lawyer confirmed his ...

The widely held view among rugby players, coaches and officials is that headgear can’t prevent concussion. If so, why wear it? It’s hot, it can block vision and hearing, and it can be uncomfortable.