Published 5 months ago

World Rugby 'confident' in mouthguard technology

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World Rugby's Lindsay Starling has underlined the governing body's confidence in data provided by new smart mouthguards. Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend voiced concerns over the technology. Townsend said: "I think we have to really watch what we are doing here by trusting technology that has not been proven" The technology features an accelerometer and gyroscope to measure magnitude and frequency of head acceleration events experienced by players.

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World Rugby 'confident' in mouthguard technology

World Rugby's Lindsay Starling has underlined the governing body's confidence in data provided by new smart mouthguards after Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend voiced concerns over the technology.

5 months ago·Ireland

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