Six Nations may shift in schedule as concussion puts global season back on agenda

Saracens’ Owen Farrell had a sensor chip taped behind an ear against London Irish to monitor the impact on his head in a tackle. Photograph: Mark Pain/Rex Features

The global season is back on the agenda as rugby authorities look at ways of addressing the physical toll the sport is taking on professional players by arranging the calendar so that minimum rest periods are guaranteed. The idea was last floated seven years ago and quickly sank because of entrenched positions but the growing awareness about concussion has prompted renewed efforts to persuade administrators from both hemispheres to think again and the outcome may be the Six Nations starting at least a month later on the schedule within a few years……… see more at :- http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/05/six-nations-schedule-concussion-global-season