C'est quoi ces protège-dents dits intelligents qui seront portés sur le Six Nations ?
La technologie des protège-dents, conçue pour faciliter l’évaluation des commotions cérébrales, sera utilisée lors du prochain Tournoi des Six Nations, a annoncé Six Nations Rugby.
Leur adoption dans le Tournoi fait suite à un essai mené lors de la première édition du WXV – le nouveau tournoi féminin international initié par World Rugby – qui s’est déroulé en octobre dernier.
Les joueurs de toutes les équipes recevront des protège-dents connectés personnalisés et adaptés à chacun. Ceux-ci permettront de mesurer l’exposition d’un individu aux accélérations de la tête. Ils seront portés pendant les séances d’entraînement ainsi que pendant les matchs.
Des protège-dents qui envoient des alertes aux équipes médicales
Les protège-dents émettront des alertes en cours de rencontre à l’intention des équipes médicales présentes sur le terrain.
World Rugby a annoncé en octobre que les protège-dents intelligents seraient intégrés aux protocoles commotions (HIA) à partir du mois de janvier. Le Tournoi des Six Nations sera par conséquent le premier tournoi masculin d’élite à utiliser cette nouvelle technologie.
Julie Paterson, directrice du rugby au Tournoi des Six Nations, a déclaré : « Six Nations Rugby et ses fédérations se concentrent sur l’engagement de l’ensemble du jeu à donner la priorité au bien-être des joueurs et à innover dans ce domaine, afin de de garantir que nous utilisons les dernières technologies et améliorons nos processus le cas échéant, afin de protéger les joueurs.
« La technologie des protège-dents connectés a été largement développée au cours des saisons récentes grâce au travail entrepris par World Rugby (notamment grâce au projet ORCHID – Otago Community Head Impact Detection study, ndlr). »
Un protocole commotion adapté
Voulant démystifier la dangerosité du jeu, le rapport ORCHID avait alors mis en évidence que, dans le rugby amateur masculin, « 86 % des forces mesurées sont identiques ou inférieures à celles ressenties dans d’autres formes d’exercice telles que la course, le saut ou la corde à sauter et que 94 % des forces mesurées sont inférieures à celles mesurées précédemment sur des personnes embarquées dans des manèges à sensation ».
De même, « la grande majorité des situations où les forces mesurées sont les plus élevées sont le résultat d’une mauvaise technique au moment du plaquage et du jeu au sol ».
Les blessures à la tête étant en revanche un enjeu majeur du rugby, World Rugby s’est engagé depuis de nombreuses années à tenter de réduite au maximum leur impact.
« La possibilité d’adapter le protocole commotion pour intégrer cette technologie témoigne de l’engagement en faveur de la santé des joueurs dans l’ensemble du rugby », insiste Julie Paterson.
« Leur introduction dans le Tournoi cette année est le fruit d’une collaboration avec les six fédérations, les ligues, les clubs et les joueurs. Cette démarche met en lumière les étapes positives franchies lorsque le rugby se réunit avec un objectif commun de soutien au jeu et à ses joueurs. »
Testé chez les filles en premier
A grande échelle et dans les conditions réelles, cette technologie a déjà été testé chez les filles. Lors de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby féminin 2021, jouée en 2022 en Nouvelle-Zélande, toutes les joueuses disposaient de cet équipement.
La technologie de ces protège-dents permettait alors aux chercheurs d’évaluer la fréquence et l’ampleur des contacts et des accélérations de la tête, fournissant ainsi aux joueuses, aux entraîneurs et aux chercheurs des mesures précises et fiables des chocs et des charges de contact sur la tête lors des matchs et des entraînements.
Ces informations ont été associées aux données de plus de 1 000 joueurs juniors, du niveau amateur et de l’élite pour donner une représentation détaillée de ce que représente la pratique du rugby à tous les niveaux.
Le Tournoi des Six Nations débute le vendredi 2 février avec le déplacement de l’Irlande, championne en titre, à Marseille pour y affronter la France, vice-championne l’an dernier.
Dans les autres matchs du premier tour, le 3 février, l’Angleterre affrontera l’Italie à Rome avant que le Pays de Galles ne reçoive l’Écosse.
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Is the Club World Cup and the World League, in combination, going to make or break world Rugby? I personally think it’s too much. Established tournaments and competitions’s significance is going to be drowned out by “the new shiney Mall built just down the street”.
24 Go to commentsLoved Carr‘s post match interview. “No, I don’t think so Jean. But thank you.” Good kid. Louw a certain feature for the Boks this year.
1 Go to comments“Where is the challenge to Leinster, Toulouse and La Rochelle likely to come from in future?” Racing 92 ? This has not been a good season for them this year, but they have a very strong squad……players like Woki, Nyakane, Kolisi, Le Roux, Lauret(these two older now), Le Garrec, Fickou, Tuisova, Arundell. With the addition next year of Owen Farrell, that is some firepower to mount a serious challenge ? And with Stuart Lancaster having a year under his belt, things should go better. Northampton will be a year wiser, more streetwise too. And I would expect one or two of the South African sides to mount a more serious challenge, but that would depend on keeping more players at home
24 Go to commentsWow, have to go but can’t leave without saying these thoughts. And carlos might jump in here, but going through the repercussions I had the thought that sole nation representatives would see this tournament as a huge boon. The prestige alone by provide a huge incentive for nations like Argentina to place a fully international club side into one of these tournaments (namely Super Rugby). I don’t know about the money side but if a team like the Jaguares was on the fence about returning I could see this entry as deciding the deal (at least for make up of that side with its eligibility criteria etc). Same goes for Fiji, and the Drua, if there can be found money to invest in bringing more internationals into the side. It’s great work from those involved in European rugby to sacrifice their finals, or more accurately, to open there finals upto 8 other world teams. It creates a great niche and can be used by other parties to add further improvements to the game. Huge change from the way things in the past have stalled. I did not even know that about the French game. Can we not then, for all the posters out there that don’t want to follow NZ and make the game more aerobic, now make a clear decision around with more injuries occur the more tired an athlete is? If France doesn’t have less injuries, then that puts paid to that complaint, and we just need to find out if it is actually more dangerous having ‘bigger’ athletes or not. How long have they had this rule?
24 Go to commentsHaha he does the exact opposite of what you’d expect any receiver to do, Brilliant!
2 Go to commentswell the favourites dont always win and let scott robertson chose his number 8
3 Go to commentsthats great for cam miller and the highlanders the crusaders have got problems within there systems that were proberly covered up astheywere winning when scott robertson was in charge
2 Go to commentsThe last time Plumtree coached the sharks they sucked the same when with the hurricanes now back with the shark Springboro. They still have no game plan
1 Go to commentsan impressive nail biting win for the Blues...but for mine the losing of the game sits with Isaia Walker-Leawere who fumbled balls from kick offs, broken play and then stripped of the ball by Sam Nock in the final minute…
3 Go to commentsAll of the Moderna law changes have been to slow the game down, playing into the hands of SA and the north. Incentivising boring, negative rugby. Brilliant changes. Speed up the game.
16 Go to commentsImagine you kick to the lineout, they give away a free kick, you have a great chance at a scrum, sorry sir you have to tap and go. Ridiculous
16 Go to commentsWhile I believe that the Crusaders do not deserve a spot in the playoffs, every single team would be worried to play them no matter where on the table they are. For example, they have the potential to knock out the Blues at Eden Park. They are the Springboks in Super Rugby in that they know exactly how to play knockout footy and have the pedigree and experience to do it. Something is just not quite right with that team this year. Fakatava is prone to to the odd brain explosion and can kick away good ball in bad positions. His work around the ruck and breakdown is a standout. Is he better than Finlay Christie? I’m not sure. TJ Perenara and Cortez Ratima should get two of the spots in the ABs squad. Aumua has so much potential but the midfield is quite well stocked with Jordie, ALB, Tupaea, and Ioane as well as Billy Proctor who is in top form. Aumua would be battling a spot with Tupaea and Proctor.
2 Go to commentsWhy do some Bok fans get so defensive when people have opinions on how the game should be played? Is it really necessary to take it as a personal attack on SA every time?
16 Go to commentsMost crazy rule is when attacking player has to release but defender does not. Stop the defender doing that by saying hands off. That way fender would not kill the ball. Madness and crazy
80 Go to commentsMinicamp rules include no-pads and no tackling.
2 Go to commentsToulouse has enough quality players so no headaches 😁 Choco is rarely a starting centre. Throughout this championship there have been far worse actions that were never called… too many rules, too many rule changes, too many inconsistencies, too many angry fans. I'm not surprised rugby does not attract new spectators, how could they understand 🤣
6 Go to commentsAh yes Andy with his “Goode” views. Oke might as well come out and say it, “I like seeing South African scrums depowered in order to give the rest of the world a chance”. Somehow he thinks World Rugby always knew about calling scrums from marks and it just so happened to coincide with Damien Willemse’s call that they decided to change the rules. Ah come on, if he can't see it then he needs prescription glasses. No ways, they are doing this for the betterment of Rugby. They want to clamp down on Rassie’s innovative skills than encouraging coaches to think outside of the box to try new things. What they can't count on is what Rassie will plan next. I almost get the impression that once Rassie retires World Rugby is going to be scrabbling around trying to find their identity. Currently set at ARP (Anti-Rassie Party). Although I don't really care in that regard because they always a RWC step behind.
16 Go to commentsWow ten years since they had a backing and more from the paying public I’d also mention that as a blues man and in walking distance to the garden I’d say that this team and Vern Cotter have got us dreaming beautiful thoughts and the merit is there from numbers 1 to 23 but we would like to think this is the new dna for the ABs and a pack weighing 940kg dry y not I hasten to add it seems patty has to stay fit cause he is the driver the main driver and they follow plus the pipe man H Plummer is conducting his own orchestra ….. Beethoven anybody
1 Go to commentsJuicy stuff well covered I’d go as far as to say that the referee was a key component in keeping it a tasty spectacle
3 Go to commentsCotter has added that steel that has been missing. Let's see if it will carry until the Finals… Come on the Blues ….
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