Rugby remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite level despite “positive results ...

Northampton Saints star JJ van der Mescht only eats one meal a day, but he’s still the heaviest player ever seen in England. The 26-year-old South African towers over his Saints teammates ...

Rugby set for new player safety trials amid concussion concerns - Concerns have been raised over concussions in rugby, with ...

Former England rugby star Phil Vickery turned to bodybuilding as a way to cope during the most difficult time of his life. Vickery was part of the England squad that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 ...

From left: Joost van der Westhuizen, Ed Slater, Doddie Weir and Lewis Moody – all rugby players diagnosed with MND Photos: Getty Images; design: Demetrius Robinson As motor neurone disease started to ...

Two studies led by researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) have identified structural brain changes and blood biomarkers linked to dementia in former professional rugby players. The findings ...