IRISH rugby is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse the tackle event in rugby to enhance player welfare and ...

A teenage rugby player had his leg amputated after what he thought was a lump from a rugby tackle turned out to be an ...

A groundbreaking research project funded by Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, and the IRFU is deploying AI to ...

A community rugby league coach is teaching women and girls how to tackle safely in the gritty sport. There is a grassroots effort to hone in on technique, with women at greater risk of injury compared ...

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A teenage athlete who had his leg amputated after a lump from a rugby tackle turned out to be an aggressive bone cancer has learned to “stay positive whatever life throws at you”. Oliver ...

WHEN Oliver Liddle's knee started to hurt after a game of rugby, he assumed it was from a dodgy tackle. The then-12-year-old played the sport religiously, and was often thrown about the pitch ...

WHEN Oliver Liddle’s knee started to hurt after a game of rugby, he assumed it was from a dodgy tackle. The then-12-year-old played the sport religiously, and was often thrown about the ...

Most female rugby league players of the current generation ... "A lot of the girls don't know what a hip-drop tackle is, they don't know necessarily how to generate and maximise their force ...

Having once worked on demolition sites while pursuing a rugby league career, human wrecking ball Jordan Mailata will look to ...