A complex and hard-fought battle over how the national game should be governed comes to a head at NZ Rugby’s annual general meeting tomorrow.
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Rugby union in Australia is lurching from crisis to crisis, and needs change in terms of ‘the three Rs’ – rules, revenue and reform.
Decades of unequal coverage in traditional media has prompted women’s sport to use social media to increase visibility.
Despite multimillion dollar price tags, rugby stadiums rarely cater to events outside of the sport. So why should communities cover the hefty bill when there is limited benefit to the wider community?
Women’s increased participation in high-impact sports is often seen as cause for celebration – but this progress comes with costs to brain health
Despite the fact that there are similar injuries in men and women’s rugby, women should not be viewed merely as smaller versions of men.
When Six Nations’ broadcasting deal with the BBC and ITV ends in 2025, there are fears the tournament could move to a subscription service.
The dangers of high-impact sport aren’t contentious. Medical professionals agree that sport-induced brain trauma leads to degenerative brain disease – so why are we still allowing children to play?
Owen Farrell is part of a growing number of athletes speaking out about their wellbeing.
Concussion doesn’t just affect the brain, but the whole body. The interaction of the ‘heart-brain axis’ means that as the brain works to heal its injury, it puts extra stress on the heart.
A conflict resolution expert – and rugby fan – explains how the game can restore spectacle and avoid farcical and dangerous mismatches due to players being sent off.
Pundits had suggested a strong World Cup performance was vital for the health of the game. The horror result in France will put even more pressure on the sport to reform to stay relevant.
Rugby players risk serious injury due to the game’s sheer physicality. Sports scientists have worked with international rugby bodies to improve safety.
A new machine learning model can pinpoint anomalies in sports results – whether from match fixing, strategic losses or poor player performance. It could be a useful tool in the fight against cheating.
The Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend with hosts France playing New Zealand. Here’s why the All Blacks are still favourites to win the tournament, despite not being the official top team.
New research shows that rugby players’ hamstrings are stiffer than active people who don’t play rugby.
London Irish is just the latest big loser in top level rugby.
Athletes often recount how, at the very least, sport built their character and at the very most, saved their lives. But currently, Canadian sport itself needs rebuilding.
Students who play sport drink more heavily and frequently than other students.
New research highlights how important preseason training is for preventing non-contact injuries in rugby union.
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology, Bangor University
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Professor in Sports Ethics, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Researcher at the College of Sport & Exercise Science and Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS), Victoria University
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor Sport History, Stellenbosch University
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