Otago wearing microchips to obtain head movement data

I was watching the Otago/Wellington match over the weekend and noticed all the Otago players wearing something behind their ears. Turns out it is a chip that measures acceleration of the head, both linear and rotational. They are partnering with Univ of Otago to gather data. Pretty cool. Hopefully it will help us make the sport safer.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/p...ussion-impacts

Brilliant initiative

Wish Kane had one of those in on Saturday :sarcastic:

This has been going in Super Rugby and the Shute Shield for a couple of years