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Sport, Safety and Participation – Annual Review 2025/26
Friday, 27 March 2026 Author: Dr James Brown Welcome to the Safety and Participation chapter of the LawInSport Annual Review 2025/26. Once again, we have seen several important developments this year in relation to sports safety. In particular, recent decisions have provided fresh insight into how the law of negligence and nuisance are being applied to sport. Additionally, several cases have continued to test the boundaries of liability for event organisers and activity providers.
Sport, Safety and Participation – Year in Review 2025/26
Friday, 27 March 2026 Author: Dr James Brown Welcome to the Safety and Participation chapter of the LawInSport Annual Review 2025/26. Once again, we have seen several important developments this year in relation to sports safety. In particular, recent decisions have provided fresh insight into how the law of negligence and nuisance are being applied to sport. Additionally, several cases have continued to test the boundaries of liability for event organisers and activity providers.
Dr James Brown - LawInSport
James’ research interests lie in the areas of sports law, tort law and private law theory, and he has published several articles on these issues in both generalist and specialist law journals. These include: Legal Studies; International Sports Law Review; Tort Law Review; Entertainment and Sports Law Journal; and the International Sports Law Journal. He has also presented his work at a number of national and international conferences.
‘Tackling’ rugby safety through a collective approach
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3416-6266Sharief Hendricks1,2, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9499-6691Carolyn Emery3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-6236Ben Jones1,2,11,12,13, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7778-7783James Craig Brown1,2,14, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-6278Kathryn Dane15, Stephen W West3,16,17, Keith A Stokes16,17,18, Richie Gray19, Ross Tucker14,20 1 Division of Physiological Sciences and Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre,...
‘Tackling’ rugby safety through a collective approach
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3416-6266Sharief Hendricks1,2, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9499-6691Carolyn Emery3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-6236Ben Jones1,2,11,12,13, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7778-7783James Craig Brown1,2,14, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-6278Kathryn Dane15, Stephen W West3,16,17, Keith A Stokes16,17,18, Richie Gray19, Ross Tucker14,20 1Division of Physiological Sciences and Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre, Department...
Risk factors for head injury events in professional rugby union: a video analysis of 464 head injury events to inform proposed injury prevention strategies
Risk factors for head injury events in professional rugby union: a video analysis of 464 head injury events to inform proposed injury prevention strategies Authors Ross Tucker World Rugby, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles Martin Raftery World Rugby, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles Simon Kemp Rugby Football Union, Twickenham, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles James Brown University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle...
Coach-directed education is associated with injury-prevention behaviour in players: an ecological cross-sectional study
Background/aim Rugby union (‘rugby’) presents an above-average risk of injury to participants. BokSmart is a South African nationwide intervention that aims to reduce rugby-related injuries in players. This is achieved by educating coaches and referees to improve injury behaviour of players. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess if the receipt of injury-prevention education was associated with player behaviour.
Risk factors for head injury events in professional rugby union: a video analysis of 464 head injury events to inform proposed injury prevention strategies
Ross Tucker1, Martin Raftery1, Simon Kemp2, James Brown3, Gordon Fuller4, Ben Hester1, Matthew Cross1,5, Ken Quarrie6 1 World Rugby, Dublin, Ireland 2 Rugby Football Union, Twickenham, UK 3 University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa 4 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 5 Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK 6 New Zealand Rugby, Wellington, New Zealand Correspondence to Dr Ross Tucker, World Rugby Pty (Ltd), Dublin, Ireland; ross.tucker{at}mweb.co.za Abstract...
‘VisionZero’: Is it achievable for rugby-related catastrophic injuries in South Africa?
South Africa is home to an estimated 53 million people, 400?000 of whom play rugby union (‘rugby’) (www.worldrugby.com). Although rare, rugby can be associated with permanently disabling injuries, which are tragic for the player and their family and also negative for the sport’s image.1 To reduce these injuries, a nationwide injury prevention programme, called ‘BokSmart’ (www.boksmart.com), was launched in South Africa in 2009.
Back to basics with some new tools: first ensure the safety of sporting environments
Recently, effort has been put into the development of sports injury prevention programmes and accompanying education training for specific sports, such as BokSmart (Rugby Union, http://boksmart.co.za/content/what-is-boksmart), FootyFirst (Australian football, http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=906) and FIFA 11+ (Soccer, http://f-marc.com/11plus/11plus/). Many involve targeted exercise interventions for players to undertake via coach instructions.
Risk factors for head injury events in professional rugby union: a video analysis of 464 head injury events to inform proposed injury prevention strategies | British Journal of Sports Medicine
Objectives The tackle is responsible for the majority of head injuries during rugby union. In order to address head injury risk, risk factors during the tackle must first be identified. This study analysed tackle characteristics in the professional game in order to inform potential interventions.
‘VisionZero’: Is it achievable for rugby-related catastrophic injuries in South Africa?
South Africa is home to an estimated 53 million people, 400 000 of whom play rugby union (‘rugby’) (www.worldrugby.com). Although rare, rugby can be associated with permanently disabling injuries, which are tragic for the player and their family and also negative for the sport’s image.1 To reduce these injuries, a nationwide injury prevention programme, called ‘BokSmart’ (www.boksmart.com), was launched in South Africa in 2009.
Back to basics with some new tools: first ensure the safety of sporting environments
Recently, effort has been put into the development of sports injury prevention programmes and accompanying education training for specific sports, such as BokSmart (Rugby Union, http://boksmart.co.za/content/what-is-boksmart), FootyFirst (Australian football, http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=906) and FIFA 11+ (Soccer, http://f-marc.com/11plus/11plus/). Many involve targeted exercise interventions for players to undertake via coach instructions.
Coach-directed education is associated with injury-prevention behaviour in players: an ecological cross-sectional study
Background/aim Rugby union (‘rugby’) presents an above-average risk of injury to participants. BokSmart is a South African nationwide intervention that aims to reduce rugby-related injuries in players. This is achieved by educating coaches and referees to improve injury behaviour of players. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess if the receipt of injury-prevention education was associated with player behaviour.
Rugby union needs a contact skill-training programme
The ability to engage in rugby contact is a highly demanding sports skill. In an 80?min match, these contact skills occur at different frequencies, have distinct injury risk profiles and each has specific physical and technical requirements. Therefore, developing effective contact skills is essential for safe participation and optimal performance.
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