More than a third of Irish school rugby players are willing to continue playing while suffering a concussion, a new study has revealed. Under IRFU rules, players should immediately leave a game if ...

In the modern game, longevity is a medical achievement as much as a sporting one. It rests on care, rest, luck and the courage to listen to your own body – especially when the stadium is roaring and a ...

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 ...

A prominent New Zealand rugby player, Shane Christie, who had been a vocal advocate for closer study into the connections between concussion and long-term brain injury, has died at the age of 39.

Clayton McMillan named Edwin Edogbo on the Munster bench in his first game since sustaining a concussion in the derby victory ...

Former professional rugby players are more likely to show signs of depression, anxiety and irritability compared to amateur rugby players and non-contact athletes, according to new research led by ...

LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - World Rugby has changed its Graduated Return to Play (GRTP) protocols which will now require elite players with concussion symptoms to avoid playing for a minimum of 12 ...

LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - Spit tests may in future be an answer for doctors seeking swift and non-invasive ways to diagnose concussion among male rugby players after a study found that tell-tale ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A leading New Zealand rugby player who had advocated for closer study of the connections between concussion and long-term brain injury has died at the age of 39. Police were ...