NRL concedes Samoa enforcer should have been binned for hit that cost Tonga key star

Stefano Utoikmanau was unimpressed with a high shot by Francis Molo that ended his Tonga debut after 90 seconds and cost him ...
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NRL’s Katoa investigation to focus on Tonga warm up as Johnson calls for heads to roll

The NRL's investigation into Eliesa Katoa's concussions while playing for Tonga on Sunday will reportedly focus on how the ...

NRL world divided after Kangaroos star Reece Walsh gets third lucky escape in seven weeks

NRL fans have called out a worrying trend involving Reece Walsh after the Kangaroos star avoided suspension for the third ...

Griffin Neame secures his future with three-year deal

A former Australian Schoolboys fullback, a tackle-breaking Fijian winger and a towering middle forward from Mackay headline ...
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Reduced head-to-head contact rates in elite-level women’s rugby league following a season-long tackle technique coaching intervention

Objective Within women’s rugby league (n=12 teams), we (1) identified modifiers for head-to-head contacts informed by sport partners (eg, players, coaches, match officials); (2) compared head-to-head ...
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720 FO50 – Breaking down the tackle: tackle characteristics associated with concussion in female varsity rugby union

3 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 4 O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 5 Division of Physiological ...