A burgeoning new sporting trend inspired by the biggest full contact hits in American football and rugby has proved deadly, ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined the condemnation of the "run it straight" rugby tackle challenge that ...

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-based organisation has livestreamed a scaled-down “run it straight” event in a backyard. It comes after the ...

A teen in New Zealand had dies from a serious head injury, after taking part in a rugby-inspired social media craze, ...

Organisers of controversial new contact sport RUNIT have declared they are “here to stay” despite widespread backlash after a ...

A 19-year-old has died in New Zealand after suffering "a serious head injury" while playing a tackle game inspired by a ...

“We raised the alarm in New Zealand when we heard about the Run It Straight challenge, warning of the high risk of brain injury or death. Social media was used to target our young with a message ...

New Zealand PM Condemns 'Dumb' Viral Rugby Tackle Challenge After Teen Death (Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined the condemnation of the "run it straight" rugby ...

"Run it straight" has long been played casually in Australia and New Zealand, but has recently taken ... But Satterthwaite's death is a reminder of how important safety is, Mr Ngaluafe says.