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Player Welfare and Medical Committee

Asia Rugby Player Welfare and Medical Committee face-to-face meeting in Singapore

The Asia Rugby Player Welfare Medical Committee (PWMC) held a face-to-face meeting in Singapore in May 2023. The committee discussed various topics ...

Immediate Care in Rugby

Singapore Rugby Holds Immediate Care in Rugby Course

As player welfare being at the heart of Asia Rugby and its member unions’ 'Return to Play' strategy,‎ Singapore Rugby Union conducted the first ...

Player Welfare and Laws Symposium

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 ...

Concussion Management

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 ...

World Rugby and unions advancing evidence-based approach to injury-prevention

In a year set to see the most rigorous tournament player welfare standards ever at Rugby World Cup 2019, the focus areas build on significant progress ...

World Rugby medical courses

Rugby India host World Rugby medical courses in Bhubaneswar Odisha,

Asia Rugby U 18’s Girls 7’s Championship, hosted for the first time by Rugby India in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, provided the opportunity for Rugby India to ...

#Playerwelfare

Five step approach to developing pre-performance routines #Playerwelfare By: Neha Malhotra

Pre-performance routines are helpful for maintaining concentration and blocking out distractions, especially when an athlete is under pressure. ...

pre-performance routines

Consistency isn’t everything in pre-performance routines #Playerwelfare By: Neha Malhotra

Consistency isn’t everything in pre-performance routines #Playerwelfare By: Neha Malhotra In the last blog, we discussed the role of ...

FAIR Course

Korea Rugby Union FAIR Course #PlayerWelfare

Korea Rugby Union (KRU) continued their local medical education programme, started in 2016, by hosting a World Rugby FAIR course on 15th March 2018. ...

Pakistan Rugby

Pakistan Rugby Union Holds L1 Medical Course in Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistan Rugby Union hosted its first ever World Rugby Medical Level 1 First Aid in Rugby (FAIR) course in Lahore on April 22nd & 23rd 2017. Two ...