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Cardiff University launches first-of-its-kind study on head impact risks for female rugby players
22-year-old rugby player Ffion James is among 30 female athletes participating in a landmark Cardiff University study examining the effects of repeated head impacts on women, a group historically excluded from most rugby concussion research. The study uses instrumented mouthguards and MRI scans to track head injury impacts over a full season, with the goal of developing gender-appropriate safety protocols for female contact sport athletes.
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9 tagsfemale rugby playersconcussionrepeated head impactsbrain injurysports safety protocolsMRI scansinstrumented mouthguardswomen's sports researchrugby health risks
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1 evidence itemsI've been playing rugby since I was eight, I never thought about concussion - until now
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I've been playing rugby since I was eight, I never thought about concussion - until now
Jun 8, 2026, 5:16 PM
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