
@article{ref1,
title="Getting tough on concussion: how welfare-driven law change may improve player safety-a Rugby Union experience",
journal="British journal of sports medicine",
year="2020",
author="Raftery, Martin and Tucker, Ross and Falvey, Éanna Cian",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="In 2016, World Rugby completed a large-scale study determining the risk factors for head injury in elite rugby. The findings (figure 1) presented a challenge to the game as the traditional safety measures targeted protection of the ball carrier, but this research identified that the tackler was at greater risk of head injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-3674",
doi="10.1136/bjsports-2019-101885",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101885"
}