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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

MORE than a quarter of Victorian children who suffer a concussion are sent back out to play on the same day. A new Murdoch Children's Research Institute study has found that many sporting clubs, ...

A leading concussion expert calls for sporting bodies to strengthen their protocols on players who are concussed before and during matches.

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 called early Wednesday ...

Irish rugby star Garry Ringrose has been praised after he withdrew from the British and Irish Lions squad for Saturday’s second test against Australia after experiencing concussion symptoms. The ...

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.

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.

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 ...