Headgear won?t stop concussion

(Fairfax Media) - A medical study claims protective skull caps like those worn by Rugby World Cup winner Victor Vito do nothing to protect against concussion.

And as concern grows over the prevalence of head injuries, it can be revealed that the International Rugby Board has funded an onfield trial involving experimental protective helmets. The helmets were put through their paces in a study involving 4000 players.

Over a period of about 30,000 playing hours, the group was split into three ? one wearing the trial helmets, one wearing regulation skull caps, and another wearing whatever they normally played with, including no head gear.

Source: http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37388:headgear-wont-stop&catid=34:sports&Itemid=54

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