Interest in women's rugby has exploded in recent years, but some Calgary-based researchers are drawing attention to the disproportionate injury rate among female players — and the lack of research to ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. MONTAGUE, P.E.I. — Canadian rugby associations, and some of the sport’s most prominent players, are ...

Rugby Canada’s CEO says major traumatic injuries like one that killed a P.E.I. teenager are rare despite the lack of protective gear because players are trained to safely tackle opponents and respect ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Chiefs’ 35-19 win over the Crusaders in the 13th round of Super Rugby on Saturday broke the deadlock atop the table and clearly established the Hamilton, New Zealand ...

A major new study has revealed that most injuries in Leinster schoolboy rugby happen during matches – and nearly half occur in the tackle. The RCSI research tracked 463 players from 16 schools, with ...

Teresa O’Reilly was sitting in her living room when she was hit by the harrowing realisation that her brain was broken. She had decided to watch Head On: Rugby, Dementia and Me, the heartbreaking ...

The scoreboard said Wales won. To the Welsh fans filing quietly out of Millennium Stadium, it didn't feel like a win. More like a wake. Wales' last hit-out before the Rugby World Cup was expected to ...

LONDON — More than 100 former rugby players are taking legal action against World Rugby and the national governing bodies of England and Wales over what they say was a failure to protect them from ...

Canadian rugby associations, and some of the sport’s most prominent players, are expressing condolences to the family of a P.E.I. high school athlete who died after what one expert says was a “rare” ...