Tackle higher or lower? Simulation to evaluate how changing the tackle height would impact the number of concussions and head acceleration events in men’s professional rugby league
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- 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110677
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- 2026-04-14
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bjsports-2025-110677,
title = {Tackle higher or lower? Simulation to evaluate how changing the tackle height would impact the number of concussions and head acceleration events in men’s professional rugby league},
author = {Cameron Owen and James Tooby and Thomas Sawczuk and Greg Roe and Gemma Phillips and Sean Scantlebury and Dane Vishnubala and Andrew J Gardner and Sharief Hendricks and Rich D Johnston and Ash T Kolstad and Keith Stokes and Ross Tucker and Ben Jones},
year = {2026},
journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine},
doi = {10.1136/bjsports-2025-110677},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110677}
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TY - JOUR TI - Tackle higher or lower? Simulation to evaluate how changing the tackle height would impact the number of concussions and head acceleration events in men’s professional rugby league AU - Cameron Owen AU - James Tooby AU - Thomas Sawczuk AU - Greg Roe AU - Gemma Phillips AU - Sean Scantlebury AU - Dane Vishnubala AU - Andrew J Gardner AU - Sharief Hendricks AU - Rich D Johnston AU - Ash T Kolstad AU - Keith Stokes AU - Ross Tucker AU - Ben Jones PY - 2026 JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110677 UR - https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110677 ER -
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Owen, C., Tooby, J., Sawczuk, T., Roe, G., Phillips, G., Scantlebury, S., Vishnubala, D., Gardner, A. J., Hendricks, S., Johnston, R. D., Kolstad, A. T., Stokes, K., Tucker, R., & Jones, B. (2026). Tackle higher or lower? Simulation to evaluate how changing the tackle height would impact the number of concussions and head acceleration events in men’s professional rugby league. British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110677
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