S3 E21: An All Black Legend on Why Rugby Needs New Contact Guidelines

The Real Science of Sport Podcast · Oct 5, 2021 · 1h 5m

All Black legend Conrad Smith, from the International Rugby Players body, talks to Prof. Ross Tucker on World Rugby's newly-released guidelines for contact in rugby training, how it will hopefully impact player welfare and why the new guidelines are not as radical as they, at first, seem.

The contact load guidelines we discuss can be found at this link: https://www.world.rugby/the-game/player-welfare/medical/contact-load

And the full guideline document (which we encourage you to read) available here…