New rugby warm-up regime can halve number of injuries

Programme may be rolled out nationwide to cut soaring risk to players

A series of exercises performed before rugby matches can dramatically reduce injury, according to a benchmark study that the game's coaches hope will rebut the charge that they do not take the issue of concussion seriously.

The programme, known as Activate, is the result of a project by health researchers at the University of Bath and England Rugby. The results, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggest that the exercises can significantly reduce concussion and lower limb injuries.

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