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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Stephanie Convery

Sporting codes could face mandatory return-to-play protocols, including 21 days out, after concussions

AFL players in action on the field
The Senate inquiry into sports head injuries grew from increasing public concern about the impacts. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images

Major sporting codes, such as the NRL and AFL, should have mandatory return-to-play protocols in concussion, including 21 days out of competition to allow players to properly recover.

The recommendation is among a series from a six-month inquiry into concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports which were tabled in the Senate on Tuesday night.

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