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

(Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined the condemnation of the "run it straight" rugby tackle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ryan Satterthwaite and his friends were playing the tackling game ‘RUNIT’ when he suffered a head injury, and passed away ...

A viral social media challenge called \"run it straight\" led to the tragic death of a 19-year-old in New Zealand. The game ...

“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 ...

May 30 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined the condemnation of the "run it straight" rugby tackle challenge that has gone viral on social media after a teenager ...

"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.