London (CNN) — Allowing children to play impact sports, such as rugby or boxing, amounts to a form of child abuse, researchers from three British universities said in a new study. Writing in Sports, ...

A report by academics that claims children's rugby could be a form of child abuse has sparked a flood of criticism. "Two centuries after the birth of rugby on school playing fields", the experts say ...

In light of the British Lion's rugby success, experts warn steps need to be taken to ensure children's safety when they play the sport. In light of the British Lion's rugby success, Newcastle ...

Rob Burrow has no regrets about playing rugby league and would not discourage his children from following in his footsteps. The former Leeds and Great Britain scrum-half is now confined to a ...

Gareth Davies: 'You play because of the endless benefits. Even if most of those benefits can’t be written down' - Christopher Pledger It’s hard to put into words what rugby means to me. And it keeps ...

A charity has helped more than 1,000 disadvantaged children across the country have access to rugby. The charity - Star Scheme - takes away practical barriers to children playing the sport by paying ...

Objective: To examine the characteristics of cervical spinal injury (CSI) in school aged children injured in community based rugby football who presented to the emergency department for assessment.

Simon Karanja, the captain of the under-12 Runda Rugby club gets his inspiration for playing rugby from professional rugby player Humphrey Kayange who plays for Kenyan Seven’s team. This is what made ...