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The big difference is that rugby players actively protect their head as part of their play, whereas american football players have a perceived notion that the h
by mbesto 8y ago
The big difference is that rugby players actively protect their head as part of their play, whereas american football players have a perceived notion that the helmet is providing all of the support. I wouldn't be surprised if there are studies out there that show that Rugby players have less issues.
- freewilly1040 8y agoI have to think you’ll still get quite a number of blows to the head over the course of a rugby career though. Maybe not worse than football but possibly still enough to reliably cause brain damage