{"id":13214,"date":"2020-03-04T07:59:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T11:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13214"},"modified":"2020-03-04T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:00:49","slug":"world-rugby-announce-reduction-in-concussions-at-2019-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13214","title":{"rendered":"World Rugby Announce Reduction in Concussions at 2019 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont<\/figcaption><\/figure>World Rugby has announced a reduction in concussion incidents at last year\u2019s World Cup in comparison to the 2018 elite competition average.<\/p>\n

The tournament in Japan \u2013 the first World Cup to feature the High Tackle Sanction Framework \u2013 delivered an overall concussion incidence decrease of 28 per cent and a 37 per cent reduction in tackle concussion incidence.<\/p>\n

The framework, which provides a step-by-step method for grading and sanctioning a high tackle, was designed to help reduce concussion risk by changing player behavior from high-risk upright to lower-risk bent-at-the-waist tackles.<\/p>\n

World Rugby said the Japan 2019 outcomes \u201cindicate promising early signs that the framework approach is effective\u201d.<\/p>\n

Yellow card sanctions at the tournament increased by 74 per cent and red cards by 138 per cent compared to the 2018 elite competition average, with the governing body saying the \u201ctough deterrent was a direct contributing factor\u201d to the reduction in concussions.<\/p>\n

World Rugby also said Japan 2019 saw an overall reduction in injuries from 90 injuries per 1,000 player hours in 2015 to 83 injuries per 1,000 player hours, while injury replacements per match reduced from 2.08 in 2015 to 1.13 in 2019.<\/p>\n

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said: \u201cThese hugely encouraging outcomes of this study endorse our unwavering evidence-based commitment to injury prevention, particularly our continued efforts to protect players from concussive events on the rugby field wherever possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe significant reduction in concussion incidence provides compelling evidence of what can be achieved when competition owners, match officials, disciplinary officers, players and coaches fully buy in to the High Tackle Sanction Framework. Failure to do so can have significant player welfare and performance consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

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