The shoulder charge tackle has been banned from Super League. The Australian Rugby League Commission outlawed the tackle at the end of last year while New Zealand already had a ban in place for ...

A year ago I would have scoffed at anyone calling for the abolishment of rugby league's shoulder charge. I used to think the heavy collision from a shoulder charge was highly spectacular and set ...

Dennis Hemphill played Canadian (gridiron) football for twelve years. The Australian Rugby League (ARL) Commission’s decision last week to ban the shoulder charge from all competitions from 2013 ...

HERE is the uncomfortable question for the rugby league community — how many deaths are acceptable ­before we agree the shoulder charge is gone forever? Are we prepared to allow three men to ...

THE shoulder charge will be banned from Super League with immediate effect after the Rugby Football League decided to follow the lead set by Australia. THE shoulder charge will be banned from ...

Penrith Panthers and New Zealand international second-rower Scott Sorensen has failed in his bid to have a shoulder charge downgraded at the NRL judiciary, being found guilty of the Grade 2 offence.

Reece Walsh has dodged suspension after committing a shoulder charge during Brisbane's 26-16 win over North Queensland. The Broncos fullback smashed into his Queensland Maroons teammate Murray ...

The Rugby League International Federation has confirmed the shoulder charge will be banned worldwide, starting with Friday's World Club Challenge in Leeds and taking in the 2013 World Cup.