The reporting of concussions/suspected concussions and subsequent careful management of return to play of Hampshire’s youth and adult players has been a massively successful project over the last two seasons.

HRFU continue to review and refine their approach to this issue and have recently had a number of “unconfirmed” injuries reported which required further clarification in order to
ascertain whether it is appropriate to apply the Graduated Return to Play (GRTP) protocol.

The HRFU website, (here), contains valuable resources including the principles to be followed by First Aiders and other pitchside staff to assess whether or not to report a concussion / suspected concussion.

The PRFC website contains this infomation and other useful resources, (here).