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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Jack Snape

Training sessions a ‘blind spot’ in concussion fight, say rugby league players

Melbourne Storm’s Jahrome Hughes leaves the field
Melbourne Storm’s Jahrome Hughes leaves the field during an NRL game in 2021. The training field looms as the next battleground in the fight against concussion. Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty Images

Rugby league players have declared the training field to be the next battleground with the NRL in a bid to protect brain health, after a survey found almost half of women’s players continued to train after experiencing a suspected concussion.

Brain injury research has identified not only concussions as a potential threat to long-term health, but also the repetitive non-concussive impacts that players experience every week in high-performance football environments.

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