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Mouthguards that flash red with head impacts to be used at Rugby World Cup
- black_puppydog 1y agoKudos to the image selection team. :)
- SanjayMehta 1y ago[flagged]
- IncreasePosts 1y agoWell, only women's rugby world cup is using this tech at the moment
- black_puppydog 1y agoOh I just meant they're nice shots, no sarcasm. :)
- SanjayMehta 1y agoOf course not, but the humour deprived downvote any way.
- ceejayoz 1y ago> Mouthguards that light up when a player sustains a significant head impact will be used at this year's women's Rugby World Cup, which starts next week. There seems to be a good reason to show women here.
- anitil 1y agoIt's interesting that this is framed in the context of 'foul play' - I wouldn't be surprised if we find out that even in regular play there's often enough head impact to be concerning. I'm actually surprised this would get approved given that it could put the league in an awkward position of trying to argue why you should ignore the very devices it approved. Usually sports organisations like to put a thumb on the scale in these cases [0] [0] I could pick many but lets go with the IWF who's largest wikipedia section is the one for corruption - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Weightlifting_Federation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Weightlifting_Fe...
- maxo99 1y agoSame here. And considering football already has radios in helmets, I'm sure it'd be an easy enough add that they must be avoiding doing the same
- happymellon 1y agoThey already contain radios in the gum shields, and have done for a while. This is an additional piece to flash red if a concussion level impact occurs, so that medical staff can see faster than the bluetooth signal can sometimes transmit. Referees and audience can also see, so it helps provide more information for everyone. No one has avoided anything.
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- CaliforniaKarl 1y agoI’m curious, what’s your awareness level of Rugby (Union or League), compared to sports in the US, or soccer worldwide? I only have cursory knowledge, but seeing a number of videos of player/ref interactions make me think that the authorities are interested in having a game that is both physical and cognizant of the possibility of long-term injury. The players are not wearing helmets, and the refs are OK with using video review (with the videos playing out on the stadium screens) for all to see. It’s very different from US football or worldwide soccer/football.
- anitil 1y ago> what’s your awareness level of Rugby (Union or League) I played a little bit of union in my school team (I'm Australian). I'm out of touch with the modern game though. My impression is that league is a bit more tolerant of damage? That could be my 'old boy' bias creeping in.
- CaliforniaKarl 1y agoIt could be that I’m focusing more on Union than League. I’m on the bus and searchability is limited, the example I was going to give (https://youtu.be/JjLIetqAP6U https://youtu.be/JjLIetqAP6U) is Union :)
- argentinian 1y agoThere's a risk of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)[1] in rugby, box and other sports where your head is hit. I believe that many people don't know about this, otherwise they would not allow their children to practice dangerous sports. [1] https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17686-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-cte https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17686-chronic...
- pmarreck 1y agoI'm glad they're at least taking this step. Being informed is the first thing you should do.
- snitzr 1y agoIf the brain wasn't hidden, injuries would be seen with our eyes the way cuts and bruises are seen, and nobody would play rugby or other impact sports ever again.
- throwawaylaptop 1y agoPeople race motorcycles and have been known to break collar bones Friday, have a plate installed overnight, and race Sunday at 210mph.