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TO P I C O N E:
PREPARING PLAYERS,
PROTECTING PLAYERS
Player Welfare & Training Environment
SMARTER TRAINING
SAFER PLAYERS
BETTER RUGBY
Contact training is essential to prepare players for the demands
of elite rugby. But when, how, and how much contact players are
exposed to matters just as much as the contact itself.
From player insights gathered the message has been clear:
REDUCE UNNECESSARY CONTACT
WITHOUT COMPROMISING PERFORMANCE
36%
89%
of players begin
contact training in
their first week of preseason in 2025-26*
of players believed
contact training
should be regulated.**
These figures highlight a significant opportunity to better manage
exposure to both concussive and sub-concussive head acceleration
events (HAEs) during one of the most demanding periods of the
rugby calendar.
*RPA Player Survey, 2025 ** RPA Player Survey, 2023
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