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Rugby World Cup '23: The Amazing Tech Used To Look After Players

88 min • 15 september 2023

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.

Rugby World Cup '23: The Amazing Tech Used To Look After Players

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