IRFU chiefs urged to consider tackle area following AIL survey

IRFU medical director Dr Rod McLoughlin has called for immediate consideration of the amateur sport’s tackle area, concussion and ankle injuries as a result of findings from the first Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) research project.

The project, conducted by the IRFU and the University of Limerick, released its initial findings from this first annual study yesterday having looked at injury incidence in both the men’s and women’s All Ireland League (AIL) during the 2017/18 season.