Smart Mouthguards to be worn by players in Six Nations

Players to be provided with custom fitted Instrumented Mouthguards to be worn during training sessions and on match day.

PROTECTION PARAMOUNT: Instrumented Mouthguards are to be worn during the 2024 Men's Guinness Six Nations. Pic: United Rugby Championship.

The Guinness Six Nations have announced that players across all six unions will use fitted Instrumented Mouthguards which are designed to deliver in-game alerts as an indication for an off-field Head Injury Assessment 1 (HIA1) assessment.

This new technology is to be incorporated with the existing HIA protocol for all elite competitions from the start of January 2024. It will not replace or remove other aspects of the HIA protocol, it is merely an additional safeguard in improving player protection.