In the spirit of the World Rugby Cup, here’s a repost of an article by Morgan Morris: investigating the reasons why some players survive crunching tackles, and others not. To fans, the rugby tackle is the stuff of oohs and ahs. To a rugby player, it’s the on-field physical contest for posessesion and territory, and…

To fans, the rugby tackle is the stuff of oohs and ahs. To a rugby player, it’s the on-field physical contest for posessesion and territory, and also the one aspect of the game that is most likely to lead to an injury. To the likes of researchers Dr Sharief Hendricks and Professor Mike Lambert of…