Salford Red Devils’ players will this season wear “cutting edge” mouthguards fitted with a chip which gathers data to monitor the intensity of collisions and impacts to the head.The PROTECHT mouthguard, designed to maximise player safety and welfare amid growing concerns over the impacts of head knocks and concussions, has already been adopted in rugby union at Leicester Tigers, Gloucester and Harlequins.Now Richard Marshall’s men will become the first rugby league club to follow suit and Salford’s lead physio, Rob Artingstall, said: “We are looking to use their outstanding technology to help us get detailed data on one of the only things that can’t accurately be quantified in rugby league - the collision!“By getting this information, we.
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