{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b372fb-6c93-4b88-85e3-09e9775d1494/6a39232731c1665a408c762a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Rugby finally safe for our kids? A new Limerick study says yes ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba15241a8cbe26bf3cf18c/1782129415900-ead05914-5de6-44fe-9c9b-9164cb1812dd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>New research from UL and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has shown a substantial decline in concussion and injury rates amongst rugby players ever since the legal tackle height was lowered across the amateur game.</p><p><br></p><p>While there was a sharp decline in concussion rates in men's and women's rugby, there was no significant change in concussion rates in schoolboy rugby players.</p><p>Principal Research Investigators and UL Professors Tom Comyns and Professor Ian Kenny joined Gillian for more.</p><p><br></p><p>Image via Getty.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Live95"}