{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f3fb5c75-b943-4f5d-bd87-27c91611dd24/650427867bb4e10012adeb4d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rugby World Cup '23: The Amazing Tech Used To Look After Players","description":"<p>Having just returned from a week at the Rugby World Cup, Prof. Ross Tucker explains the amazing tech used to spot concussions during RWC matches. Plus the team discuss how the tackle rule is not a perfect science and if 'bomb squad' tactics further threaten player safety. PLUS latest doping news and a Vuelta a Espana update.</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.itia.tennis/news/sanctions/independent-tribunal-sanctions-simona-halep-for-anti-doping-rule-violations/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Simona Halep’s 4 year ban announced by ITIA:</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/sep/11/paul-pogba-could-face-ban-of-up-to-four-years-after-failing-drug-test-in-italy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Pogba’s testosterone failure</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/07/melbournes-angus-brayshaw-knocked-out-10-minutes-into-afl-qualifying-final-with-collingwood\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Article on the concussion experienced by the AFL player discussion on the show</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/07/melbournes-angus-brayshaw-knocked-out-10-minutes-into-afl-qualifying-final-with-collingwood\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The piece that describes the “duty of care” arguments and whether such injuries should be thought of as footy incidents or preventable brain injuries, and at what cost to the nature of the sport</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28663217/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The first of three articles that Ross published on how head injuries happen in rugby</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28642222/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The study that found, among other things, that higher contact tackles are more likely to cause head injuries</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://resources.world.rugby/worldrugby/document/2021/03/10/e597c9c8-e852-4e19-875f-18e02e7f7e24/Head_Contact_Process_EN_v1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Head Contact Process Currently used by World Rugby for adjudicating high tackles</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch"}