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Smart mouthguard protocols updated by World Rugby after teething problems
By PA
World Rugby has temporarily updated its protocols regarding smart mouthguards after encountering teething problems with the new technology aimed at detecting concussion in players.
There have been issues with the time lag between incidents taking place and an alert signal reaching the pitchside doctors.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend also expressed concerns that two of his key players had to go off for head injury assessments triggered by the mouthguards in recent Guinness Six Nations matches, only to be deemed fit enough to return to the fray.
Under the new protocols, which take effect as of this weekend, doctors will be able to check players on the field to establish whether they need to go off for an immediate HIA.
If they do not, the player will instead undergo their HIA at half-time or full-time depending on when the alert happens.
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I thought you meant in europe. Because all of the reasons theyre different I wouldn't correlate that to mean for europe, as in french broadcasters pay two or three times as much as the UK or SA broadcasters do, like they do for their league.
With France, it's not just about viewers, they are also paying much more. So no doubt there will be a hit (to the amount the French teams receive for only playing a fraction of it) but they may not care too much as long as the big clubs, the top 8 for example, enter the meaty end, and it wouldn't have the same value to them as the top14 contract/compensation does. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if the 3 separate networks broadcast deals only went to the clubs in their regions as well (that's how SR ended up (unbalanced) I believe).
Go to commentsHis best years were 2018 and he wasn't good enough to win the World Cup in 2023! (Although he was voted as the best player in the world in 2023)
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