The Risk of Injuries in Women in Rugby

Women have smaller white axons, the cells in the brain are just smaller. necks might be weaker, the necks and shoulder muscles. If that's the case, then the CTE picture may end up looking like it's worse among women than it is among men. Study was done in Calgary at the university where a whole bunch of university-aged women took up rugby for the first time. Within three weeks of starting the sport, they're playing contact rugby,. All injuries were twice as high as you'd see in the elite game.