Biomechanics of Rugby Tackle Techniques in Youth and Adult Players: A Systematic Review of Age-Specific Injury Risk and Performance Implications

Henry C. A. Edgington, Bernard X. W. Liew, Sharief. Hendricks, Benjamin Jones, Behnam Gholami, Matthew Barrett, Abishek Gurung, Jason Moran

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DOI: 10.1007/s40279-026-02515-3
Published: 2026-08-28
Container: Sports Medicine
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s40279-026-02515-3,
  title = {Biomechanics of Rugby Tackle Techniques in Youth and Adult Players: A Systematic Review of Age-Specific Injury Risk and Performance Implications},
  author = {Henry C. A. Edgington and Bernard X. W. Liew and Sharief. Hendricks and Benjamin Jones and Behnam Gholami and Matthew Barrett and Abishek Gurung and Jason Moran},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Sports Medicine},
  doi = {10.1007/s40279-026-02515-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-026-02515-3}
}

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Edgington, H. C. A., Liew, B. X. W., Hendricks, S., Jones, B., Gholami, B., Barrett, M., Gurung, A., & Moran, J. (2026). Biomechanics of Rugby Tackle Techniques in Youth and Adult Players: A Systematic Review of Age-Specific Injury Risk and Performance Implications. Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-026-02515-3

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