Joe Marler opens up on worries about dementia, revealing one concussion led him to temporarily forget his children
Marler is one of the most notable figures in British rugby having made 83 appearances for England, and speaking in a frank interview, he admitted he’s been in denial about the serious nature of head injuries in sport.
He said: “We’re trying to reduce tackle height, crack down with a lot more red cards and get coaches and players to change their habits of tackling too high but as it’s a contact sport you can’t remove the contact. “Right, but there are dangers to it. As long as I am informed with what the dangers are and can make an informed choice.”
“Us as a club at Harlequins, we’ve worked for the last 18 months, I believe, with this new company called Protecht, which is a new gum shield that has a chip and technology in it that can measure the contacts that you’re doing in the week, how much force is being produced so the physios can then reduce what you’re doing in the week and take control of how many impacts you’re getting.
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