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Originally Posted by Textcritic
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uh, no.
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Actually yes, the helmets and padding do nothing to prevent concussion but have increased the level of 'recklessness'.
There's absolutely no difference to the contact risk in Rugby and the NFL but rugby and Aussie rules have massively lower concussions precisely because no one in their right mind leads with the head in rugby, you'd get as effed up as the other guy.