TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Getting tough on concussion: how welfare-driven law change may improve player safety-a Rugby Union experience
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Raftery, Martin
A1  - Tucker, Ross
A1  - Falvey, Éanna Cian
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101885
ID  - ref1
ER  -