Concussion rates in elite English rugby have hit their highest levels since records began in 2002 according to the latest injury audit with the RFU using its ‘smart’ mouth-guard programme in an effort to combat the rise.
From next season all players in the men's Premiership, women's and in England representative teams will be offered instrumented mouthguards that can help detect concussion.
It comes after research, which involved Harlequins men’s side, Bristol Bears women and the Red Roses, showed the mouthguards were able to measure the frequency and magnitude of head contact and head acce...