Analysis from a few years ago showed tacklers had nearly twice the incidence of concussion than tackled players🔗👇. So I do worry were looking at the problem incorrectly. (Although I get that head high hits are easier to police)... https://t.co/Og7A0s2mCa
@PhilGould15 Was Mr White another victim of a career of head high shots? https://t.co/qDCV7eGnka
@jdgsport @danroan @chjones9 @BowdonRugby I actually did some of the same research on the mechanism of injury in the NRL (Aus rugby league) with Andrew Gardner, and it is distinctly untrue that lower tackles are more risky than higher ones. Here's the pape
@DarrenMorgan17 @brumby_fan @SonnyBWilliams Similar conclusion for a study of NRL injuries. Unless @WorldRugby have studies hidden away, I can't see this decision being based on anything other than misplaced fear of NFL-style lawsuits. https://t.co/3KLJW2U
@PhilGould15 @SonnyBWilliams This mob did a study of HIAs on NRL, found “There was a 3.2-fold higher risk for an HIA when the tackler was upright compared to bent-at-the-waist.” https://t.co/YKn1BPRkjR
@Charlie70553100 @thedeadballarea @jimhamilton4 This was the first of those studies: https://t.co/4uszj3sH9f Then NRL https://t.co/byoLc4MndS We have 2 more in elite men and 1 in elite women, not yet published, but another 350 odd HIAs that show the same t
@OrbitaDicta @Oom_Rugby :-). These are two giant men running head on to eachother, mate. That’s way more than a head tap. Here’s some research describing the higher risk from upright tackles if you want to take a look: https://t.co/6dzAdMitOr
@seandunn07 Yes, some. The rate (or incidence) is similar to Union, one can question how it's detected and identified etc. The mechanism in the tackle is very much the same - see here: https://t.co/byoLc4MndS
@ianrobo1 @Owenins @sportslaw_uk Less profile. The incidence and the propensity is the same in League as Union. Their tackle risk is higher than Union. We published a study on the risks last year, actually: https://t.co/byoLc4MndS They also have a lawsuit
RT @Scienceofsport: As was the case for Union, the sanction initiative to clampdown on tackle height in Rugby League was based on evidence,…
As was the case for Union, the sanction initiative to clampdown on tackle height in Rugby League was based on evidence, notably this paper from Gardner et al: https://t.co/byoLc4MndS This study used the same approach as a previous one in Rugby Union, and i
RT @Scienceofsport: Then, for those in Aus with more knowledge of Rugby League, you'll be interested to know that the same study has been d…
Then, for those in Aus with more knowledge of Rugby League, you'll be interested to know that the same study has been done there, and it shows the same thing. By Gardner et al: https://t.co/byoLc4uLPi https://t.co/1VLvNrsk7k
I would finally note that not only does the evidence show tackling lower and bent at the waist is safer for all concerned, but the same findings have been demonstrated in rugby league. In short: aim lower. https://t.co/o4MMPzD2KH
#tackler has greatest risk for head injury in #rugbyleague. "Tackle techniques that both reduce the height at which tackler contacts the BC & still enables a tackle strategy to "wrap up the ball" will be crucial for addressing injury risk and performan