Mouthguards fitted with smart technology to help detect brain injuries sustained by players are to be adopted in professional rugby union. The sport's global governing body, World Rugby, said the technology will measure the force of head impacts in real time. Alerts will be sent to an independent matchday doctor to signal 'a high level of acceleration which could lead to an injury'.
Eanna Falvey, World Rugby chief medical officer, said: 'The latest scientific research and expert opinion is telling us one thing - reduce the forces players experience on their heads at all levels of the game. 'That is exactly what we're doing. 'The advances in smart mouthguard technology mean elite players will be better cared for than ever before.
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