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How can mouthguards help?

key when it comes to player welfare and high-tech mouthguards are being used to monitor and measure head impacts. The study being undertaken by World Rugby, New Zealand Rugby and the University of Otago is using Prevent Biometrics’ mouthguard while elite clubs like Gloucester, Harlequins and the Ospreys are using the Protecht mouthguard, which was developed by Sports & Wellbeing Analytics (SWA). But how do these gumshields work and what are

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