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Elinor Snowsill, Caryl James and Alecs Donovan all played international rugby for Wales [Huw Evans Picture Agency] Former players have backed ground-breaking new research into the impact of concussion in women's rugby.
Repeated blows to the head have been found to affect women differently to men, with female athletes more susceptible to concussion and reporting longer recovery times.
Symptoms can also vary, with men commonly experiencing amnesia while women report prolonged headaches, mental fatigue and difficulty concentrating.
But despite the findings, rugby's concussion guidelines are still largely based solely on the men's game - something ex-internationals say needs to change.
Cardiff University's medical engineering team is now aiming to create the first head impact assessment protocol designed specifically for female athletes.
The study followed 30 players from the…
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