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 ...

An international group of researchers has put together an easy-to-follow guide for parents and coaches to recognize ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers around the world, including internationally known concussion expert John J. Leddy, MD, clinical professor of ...

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

Queensland Reds and Wallabies flyhalf Tom Lynagh had put aside a tough injury run, confirming his readiness to return to the ...

The developers of the Gamegear helmet, which Manly’s Jake Trbojevic will wear during pre-season, believe it can drastically ...

Objective To characterise the incidence, severity and recovery of concussion in a schoolboy rugby population and explore how the results of the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), Cogstate Brief ...

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 ...

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 ...