“We were tracking about one hip-drop tackle per game and one time-loss-injury approximately every single week,” said Dawn Aponte, the NFL’s chief administrator of football operations. “When we ...

South Sydney are set to lose two players to suspension for their Good Friday clash with Canterbury at Accor Stadium, but Jack ...

The "hip drop" tackle, as it is known in the NRL and NFL, is not illegal in rugby. For the uninitiated, it basically involves a defender swinging around and down, applying their bodyweight to the ...

Jack Wighton has avoided a charge for his controversial alleged hip-drop tackle in South Sydney's loss to North Queensland - ...

Max Jorgensen will undergo surgery on his injury ankle with the exciting young NSW Waratahs speedster unlikely to feature ...

The NFL wants hip-drop tackles out of the game completely. Armed with data that showed that the tackling technique is 20 to 25 times more likely to cause an injury than other tackles, NFL teams ...