rugby world cup – Rob's blog https://www.topendsports.com/rob from Topend Sports Fri, 24 Sep 2021 03:13:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 39014565 The Future of Rugby? https://www.topendsports.com/rob/major-events/the-future-of-rugby/ Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:18:28 +0000 http://www.topendsports.com/rob/?p=1213 The 2015 Rugby World Cup which is currently in progress has embraced technology with the use of the Hawk-Eye system to help the referee adjudicate decisions, as well as assist with player safety by identifying possible concussion instances and behind play incidents (see more about technology in sports).

Is this a step towards the possible futuristic rugby player? The team at bwin in their Alternative Guide to the 2015 Rugby World Cup came up with the following possible innovations that we may or may not see in Rugby World Cup competitions of the future. Some food for thought.

Some of these technologies are used in the tests discussed in The Future of Fitness Testing.

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