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

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

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

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

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 ...

“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 ...

WELLINGTON - 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 it caused a ...

(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 died from a ...

"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.