Sports Science Institute of South Africa

Baseline Symptom Collection in Elite Rugby Union Players—Limited Clinical Utility? An Investigation of Assessments Across 5879 men and Women Athletes

ABSTRACT In World Rugby's Head Injury Assessment (HIA) protocol, a modified Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT) is completed during the pre‐season (baseline) and when a player has a suspected head injury. The symptom component of the SCAT, which involves comparing current to...

Head Acceleration Event Probabilities During Standardised Contact Drills in Academy Men's Rugby League

ABSTRACT This study investigated head acceleration event (HAE) probabilities between common contact‐drills in rugby league. Fifteen professional male academy players participated in three training sessions, completing standardised contact‐drills while wearing custom‐fitted iMGs,...