World Rugby has published guidelines for the safe return to rugby activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic via its player welfare website. Guidelines intended to assist unions and competitions in devising own framework that is compliant with respective national social-distancing and ...
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series postponed
World Rugby has taken the decision to postpone the women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series tournament that was due to be played in Stellenbosch on 28-29 March in response to the continued COVID-19 situation.The health and safety of participating teams, tournament event staff and spectators ...
Asia Rugby puts player welfare first, postpones tournaments schedule until end of June 2020
Asia Rugby decided to postpone all Asia Rugby competitions scheduled from 1-3-2020 to 30-6-2020 until further notice. This is in response to continued health concerns related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Asia Rugby President, Mr Qais Al Dhalai said: “The health and safety of ...
Big year for player welfare law trials kicks off #Playerwelfare
Player welfare is the sport's top priority and injury incidence in global elite rugby has reduced in recent years thanks to the sport’s forward-thinking and research-driven approach to injury prevention and injury management. With the rugby community focused on reducing the risk of concussion, ...
Focusing attention to reduce ACL injuries by Dr Neha Malhotra
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are painfully common in rugby. Rehabilitation can last 9 to 12 months and even with accelerated rehabilitation, it can take 6 months to return to previously attained levels of performance. Having been on the receiving end of ACL reconstructive surgery, I ...
Lao Rugby Bolsters Medical Team Capacity
Lao Rugby Bolsters Medical Team Capacity in Lead Up to 2019 Asia Rugby U20s Sevens in Vientiane The Lao Rugby Federation (LRF) hosted the 2019 Asia Rugby U20s Sevens last month which saw 13 men’s and women’s international teams compete in two days of competition. Alongside the international ...
Paralysis by analysis by Dr Neha Malhotra
Coaches will often equip their players with rules and instructions about how to carry out the ‘ideal’ pass or kick. These rules gradually get packaged as a pool of verbal knowledge in our memory, serving as training wheels guiding us when we are beginners. Sometimes, elite athletes re-visit these ...
World Rugby marks Play True Day by announcing new Keep Rugby Clean education approach
World Rugby an active and committed member of the global anti-doping movement, delivering an intelligent, targeted testing detection and deterrence programme Values-based education at the heart of the strategy – education on food-first nutrition and the promotion of safe supplementation key focus ...
No room for error: Learning skills implicitly
Learning a new skill in sport is always challenging. Beginners often learn by observing their coaches perform a kick or tackle effortlessly. But when they begin to try it out themselves, it’s effortful and erroneous - like my first few months playing rugby! If the first pass is too high, the ...
FAIR Goes to School in Korea!
In late December 2018, Dulwich College Seoul expressed an interest in hosting a World Rugby FAIR course (First Aid In Rugby), based on recommendations from their international school network. The outcome was that both the Korea Rugby Union and Dulwich College Seoul co-hosted the World Rugby ...