Player welfare campaigners have welcomed World Rugby’s decision to extend the minimum stand-down period for most concussed elite-level players to 12 days from 1 July but said it is not the ‘perfect solution’
for 16 months to introduce a precautionary 28-day layoff for concussed players, said the move would help to enhance player welfare but stressed more could still be done. “Whilst long overdue and not the perfect solution, this is a positive step and will prevent most elite players from being exposed to extreme and unnecessary risk.
World Rugby insists the sport has not been sluggish in its response and deny that external pressure has precipitated the shift. “It isn’t the case that we get the concussion working group together because there’s criticism or a movement to suggest the existing protocols weren’t fit for purpose,” said World Rugby’s chief executive, Alan Gilpin, making clear the governing body still does not support blanket stand-down periods in the professional game where players can now be individually tracked.
Gilpin also suggested the total eradication of head impacts was “never a battle we’re probably going to win” but that player safety was improving. “I think we’re making progress. There are always going to be concussions in rugby, we’re never going to eradicate that because of the nature of the sport we have. But we want to win the battle enough so that people are comfortable we’ve got a game that’s safe to play at all levels and that the sport is doing its best to look after players’ welfare.
“Our approach means it is now overwhelmingly likely a player diagnosed with a concussion won’t play in their team’s next match,” Falvey said. “[But] when a player is ready to return in seven days they can do. The idea that all concussions should be treated the same is not supported by this approach.”
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