Player Weflare in Rugby

PREVENTION is better than CURE

Player Welfare Putting Players First

Putting players first

Player Welfare & Safety is the number 1 priority of World Rugby and of the Swiss Rugby Untion (FSR). Introducing player welfare standards and a programm to secure players was key in this context.

Driving player welfare

World Rugby is driving player welfare. Our sport's protocols, laws, and educational programmes – centred on evidence-based research and supported by independent experts - are driving the agenda in sport and assisting players worldwide.

Ensuring player protection

With increasing participation, fan and commercial growth worldwide and in Switzerland, World Rugby and the Swiss Rugby Union are committed to ensuring that the best possible practices and strategies are implemented to support and protect players at all levels of the game.

Rugby Values in Player Welfare

Rugby Values applied to Player Welfare

The core values of Rugby are also applied to player welfare & safety:

We believe rugby has a role to play in keeping people active, healthy and engaged.
It is crucial that we remember other non-physical positive benefits of rugby for all ages, including increasing confidence, self-esteem, self-discipline and building character, as well as the physical benefits of engaging in enjoyable exercise whilst working as part of a team.
We believe that the character and health benefits of playing the sport far outweigh the risk of injury.
Through collaboration with World Rugby and with the foremost experts in the field, we use evidence-based research to implement best-practices at all levels of the game and produce technical welfare guidance documents so that everyone involved can have the skills to ensure safe enjoyment of the game.

Learn more about Rugby's Core Values

Player Welfare programme

Putting players first

The Suisserugby Player Welfare Concept

The Player Welfare programme consists of a series of resources and measures made available to clubs, players, coaches, educators, parents, and the entire Suisserugby Community. The different measures and services constitute a set of recommendations, not rules or obligations. With the help of its expert medical commission and the research and recommendations by World Rugby, the FSR has developed an extensive set of measures and recommendations centered on player welfare, which will be available to its clubs. These are being deployed over the course of several seasons, in the following areas:

PREVENTION

INTERVENTION

EDUCATION

Suisserugby

Medical Commission

Suisserugby Medical Commission

Putting Players First

The Suisserugby Medical Commission is made up of experts in their fields, ranging from

SportsMedicine,
Internal Medicine,
Neurology,
Emergency Medicine,
Rehabilitation,
Physical Therapy,
Osteopathy.

With the help of its medical commission, the Swiss Rugby Federation has developed its -> Player Welfare Concept. The programme consists of a series of resources and measures made available to clubs, players, coaches, educators, parents, and the entire Suisserugby Community.

Contact (E-Mail): Suisserugby Medical Commissio n