Rugby Football League launches scheme for testing mouth guards to research concussion causes and effects0:52 Leeds Rhinos head coach Richard Agar backs the RFL's Instrumented Mouth-Guard Project that will research concussion causes and effects Leeds Rhinos head coach Richard Agar backs the RFL's Instrumented Mouth-Guard Project that will research concussion causes and effectsThe Rugby Football League is to launch a pilot scheme involving more than 1,200 players for an extensive game-wide research project into the cause and effects of concussion. The 12 Betfred Super League clubs are to work with the RFL on the Instrumented Mouth-Guard Project, with research led by Leeds Beckett University designed to quantify the risk of head impact in rugby league. The pilots will run from May to August and will involve the researchers testing different instrumented mouth guards in both training and matches. 👉 More: https://t.co/7gHKFCNJus pic.twitter.com/DTBP00IINS — Rugby Football League (@TheRFL) April 14, 2021The findings will determine which instrumented mouth guards are selected for the project, which is to begin in November and run for three years. Leeds Rhinos have been testing mouth guards since last year"Instrumented mouth guards are already being used by some clubs in rugby league, however, a game-wide project will enable a better understanding across different levels of the sport with a bigger data set."

Source: Sky sports April 14, 2021 09:11 UTC