World Rugby online learning course completions have surged in 2021 with more people per month engaging with the educational materials in the first three months of the year than in any other three-month period World Rugby online learning course completions have surged in 2021 with more people per ...
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World Rugby committed to fostering a safer, more accessible game for all
The World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium 2021 has kicked off with Chief Executive Alan Gilpin reaffirming the international federation’s commitment to foster a safer and more accessible game for future generations. Related Article: World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium to ...
World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium to consider further actions to advance player safety PLAYER WELFARE
Ongoing and future injury prevention and research strategies will headline the World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium 2021, which will be hosted virtually from 29-31 March. Related Link: Player Welfare Medical Committee Underscoring the sport’s unwavering commitment to player welfare ...
Player welfare research boosted by World Rugby funding injection
World Rugby has launched its annual call for applications to fund research projects with the aim of promoting evidence-based enhancements in player welfare priority areas, including concussion. Asia Rugby; Player Welfare Medical Committee World Rugby committed to research-guided advances in ...
Asia Rugby Webinar on Concussion Management
On Wednesday 23rd September Asia Rugby will be hosting an online webinar on the Asia Rugby Facebook page. The session will open to everyone and it will be a friendly, interactive Q & A on Concussion Management. This is part of Asia Rugby’s wider efforts to run Training and Education and Growing ...
World Rugby publishes COVID-19 return to rugby guidelines
World Rugby has published guidelines for the safe return to rugby activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic via its player welfare website. Guidelines intended to assist unions and competitions in devising own framework that is compliant with respective national social-distancing and ...
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series postponed
World Rugby has taken the decision to postpone the women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series tournament that was due to be played in Stellenbosch on 28-29 March in response to the continued COVID-19 situation.The health and safety of participating teams, tournament event staff and spectators ...
Asia Rugby puts player welfare first, postpones tournaments schedule until end of June 2020
Asia Rugby decided to postpone all Asia Rugby competitions scheduled from 1-3-2020 to 30-6-2020 until further notice. This is in response to continued health concerns related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Asia Rugby President, Mr Qais Al Dhalai said: “The health and safety of ...
Big year for player welfare law trials kicks off #Playerwelfare
Player welfare is the sport's top priority and injury incidence in global elite rugby has reduced in recent years thanks to the sport’s forward-thinking and research-driven approach to injury prevention and injury management. With the rugby community focused on reducing the risk of concussion, ...
Focusing attention to reduce ACL injuries by Dr Neha Malhotra
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are painfully common in rugby. Rehabilitation can last 9 to 12 months and even with accelerated rehabilitation, it can take 6 months to return to previously attained levels of performance. Having been on the receiving end of ACL reconstructive surgery, I ...