player welfare news

For the sake of family members at risk of losing loved ones, and for the sake of individual sports themselves, it is time that concussion ... More

Rugby coaches and PE teachers will be offered a free course to teach them how to instruct players and pupils to engage in an injury ... More

The world governing bodies of football, rugby and hockey have agreed to a set of protocols to “revolutionise” the way shared sports grounds are used. ... More

World Rugby will increase its spend on the grassroots game to £245.8m (US$309.5m, €291.1m) over the next four years after attracting 1.5m people to the ... More

Former England international lock Bill Beaumont is set to become chair of World Rugby after being revealed as the only candidate in the running for ... More

Live experiments for video refereeing in football will begin before 2018 with a view to implementing the technology in the top level of the game. ... More

Bill Beaumont – the chair of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) – has revealed his vision for the sport as he bids to become chair ... More

Every single player, coach and referee in elite English rugby has completed an online training course to recognise and deal with concussion. The 100 per ... More

The Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) has secured more than £7m (US$10.6m, €10m) in funding which will be ploughed into welfare, education and personal development programmes ... More

Wigan Warriors RLFC recently installed Gerflor's Taraflex indoor sports floor. The Sport M 12mm (P3) was used to cover a range of areas including sprint ... More

The International Rugby Board’s 'One Turf' programme has seen the appointment of leading specialist Edel Grass B.V. as one of the IRB Preferred Turf Producers. ... More