A 19-year-old New Zealander has died of a "serious head injury" sustained in a social media-inspired game of tackle with ...

A New Zealand teenager has died following a serious head injury sustained in a run-it-straight challenge, police have ...

The Blues have announced that Patrick Tuipulotu has recommitted to the Auckland-based outfit and New Zealand Rugby after ...

SYDNEY: A teenager has died in New Zealand after taking part in a rugby-inspired social media craze that sees participants ...

New Zealand Rugby have released a statement following the death of a teenager after he took part in a rugby-style challenge.

The number of former rugby players taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to more than 1,000, a British law firm said ...

A 19-year-old New Zealand man has died after imitating with friends a new tackling game trending on social media in which competitors run at each other and collide while wearing no protective equipmen ...

"Run it straight" has long been played casually in Australia and New Zealand, but has recently taken off as a trend online and been endorsed by some professional rugby players, despite critics ...

A teenager has died in New Zealand after taking part in a rugby-inspired craze that sees participants sprint into each other ...

A teenager has died in New Zealand after taking part in a rugby-inspired craze that sees ... or event like this to consider the significant safety and injury risks," he said.

Ryan Satterthwaite suffered a head injury on Sunday while playing with friends in the North Island city of Palmerston North, police said.