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RE: Rugby Embracing Technology

in Sports Talk Sociallast year (edited)

Time wasting for head injuries seems to be the biggest issue in football now because players know that if they go down holding their head the ref has to stop the game. For me the answer would be to have the player leave the game for a full concussion assessment then see how many of them fall over at the slightest contact with head or face

Interested to see how many forward passes might get called with this tech which were being missed before or vice versa

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Yes a rule stating if you bang your head you have to go off and be assessed by an independent doctor not from your team staff. There is way too much play acting going on these days and this would make them change their tune very quickly. Imagine a footballer being told he has to sit out of all training and matches for 2 weeks due to concussion as it just doesn't happen as the medical staff will never admit to this as the coach would kill them.