Rugby World Cup Ear Protection
The World Rugby and Referees are taking a more thorough approach to head injuries, however what are the individual rugby players in the world cup doing about it , lets find out.
Head injuries amount? Players sent off? Concusion? Were they wearing ear protection?
Game 1: Japan vs Russia
Russia:
Number 4 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 5 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 6 - Headband covering tops of ear 3
Number 12 - Headband covering tops of ears 3
= 16
Japan
Number 5 - Scrum Cap 5
= 5
Game 2: Australia vs Fiji
Australia
Number 10 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 4 - Headband covering top of ear 3
Number 6 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 3 – Headband 3
= 16
Fiji
Number 4 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 12 - Headband covering top of ear 3
Number 6 - Scrup Cap 5
Number 3- Taped right ear 1
Number 2 - Taped right ear 1
= 15
Game 3: France vs Argentina
France
NUmber 5- Scrum Cap 5
Number 2 – Headband 3
Number 8 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 6 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 4 - Scrum Cap 5
= 23
Argentina
Number 5 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 7 – Headband 3
= 8
Game 4: New Zealand vs South Africa
New Zealand
Number 19 – Headband 3
Number 3 - Right ear taped at top half 1
Number 6- Left ear taped at top half 1
Number 8 – Headband 3
Number 5- Headband 3
Number 7 – Headband 3
= 14
South Africa
Number 20 – Headband 3
Number 14 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 8 - Left and Right ear taped at top half 2
10
Game 5 Italy vs Namibia
Italy
Number 2 -Scrum Cap 5
Number 7 - Scrum Cap 5
10
Namibia
Headband ? 3
Headband ? 3
Number 7- Headband 3
Number 4- Scrum Cap 5
Number 5- Scrum Cap 5
Number 6 - Scrum Cap 5
= 24
Game 6 - Ireland vs Scotland
Ireland
Number 8 – Headband 3
Number 7 - Scrum Cap 5
Number 2 - Scrum Cap 5
= 13
Scotland
Number 3 – Headband 3
Number 7 – Headband 3
Number 8 – Headband 3
Number 4- Scrum Cap 5
Number 2 – Headband 3
Number 6 Right ear taped top half 1
= 18
Game 7: England vs Tonga
Tonga
Number 8 – headband 3
Number 7 – scrum cap 5
Number 9 – headband 3
Number 6 – scrum cap 5
Number 13 – scrum cap 5
Number 15 – scrum cap 5
Number 17 – scrum cap 5
= 31
England
Number 6- headband 3
Number 2-headband 3
Number 5 - scrum cap 5
= 11
Game 8 Wales Georgia
Wales
Number 6 – headband 3
Number 13 – scrum cap 5
Number 7- scrum cap 5
Number 1- headbad 3
Number 5 – both ears taped (left ear tape comes off in second half)2
Number 4- scrum cap 5
Number 23 – scrum cap 5
Number 19 – headband 3
31
Georgia
Number 8 – scrum cap 5
= 5
Game 9 Russia vs Samoa
Russia
Number 4 -Scrum cap 5
Number 6 – headband 3
Number 5- scrum cap 5
Number 15 – headband 3
Number 19 – scrum cap 5
= 21
Samoa
None noted
= 0
Game 10 Fiji Uraguay
Fiji
Number 1 – headband 3
Number 15 – scrum cap 5
Number 5- headband 3
Number 6- scrum cap 5
= 16
Uraguay
Number 5- scrum cap 5
= 5
Game 11 Canada vs Italy
Canada
Number 8 -headband 3
Number 5- headband 3
Number 6- scrum cap 5
= 11
Italy
Number 2 – scrum cap 5
Number 4- headband 3
Number 5- scrum cap 5
Number 1- headband 3
Number 15 – scrum cap 5
Number 20 – scrum cap 5
= 26
Game 12: England vs USA
England
Number 12- Scrum cap 5
Number 6 – headband 3
= 8
USA
Number 9 – scrum cap 5
Number 18 – headband 3
= 8
Game 13: Argentina vs Tonga
Tonga
Number 6- scrum cap 5
Number 9 – headband 3
Number 8- headband 3
Number 7 -scrum cap 5
Number 12- scrum cap 5
= 21
Argentina
Number 7-headband (slips off around the 25th minute, looks like tries to tie it but still loose then left off) 3
Number 5- scrum cap 5
= 8
Game Japan vs Ireland
Ireland
Number 7- headband 3
Number 2 – scrum cap 5
= 8
Japan
Number 4- headband 3
Number 5 – scrum cap 5
Number 3- taped both ears 2
Number 2 – Large sized headband 4
= 14
South Africa vs Namibia
Namibia
Number 3- headband 3
Number 5 – scrum cap 5
Number 2- headband 3
Number 16 – headband 3
= 14
South Africa
Number 6 – headband 3
Number 2 – scrum cap 5
Number 8 – scrum cap 5
= 13
Game : Georgia v Uraguay
Uraguay
Number 5- scrum cap 5
= 5
Georgia
Number 8 – scrum cap 5
= 5
Game Australi v wales
Australia
Number 6- scrum cap 5
Number 4 – headband 3
Number 18 - right ear tape 1
Number 19- scrum cap 5
= 14
Wales
Number 7- scrum cap 5
Number 6- headband 3
Number 3- headband 3
Number 5 – both ears taped at top 2
Number 13- scrum cap 5
Number 1- headband 3
= 21
Scotland Samoa
Scotland
number 4 – scrum cap (falls off at the 32nd minute) 5
number 2- headband 3
number 7 – headband 3
number 8 – scrum cap 5
number 17 – scrum cap 5
number 19 – scrum cap 5
number 20 – headband 3
number 23 – headband 3
= 32
samoa
number 14 headband 3
number 5 – headband 3
number 16 – scrum cap 5
= 11
Game France vs USA
France
number 4- scrum cap 5
number 6 – scrum cap 5
number 19 – scrum cap 5
nnumber 20 – scrum cap 5
number 16 – headband 3
= 23
USA
number 9- scrum cap 5
number 4- headband 3
number 5 – ear tape left 1
number 18 – headband 3
= 12
Newzealand v Canada
Newzealand
Number 7 – scrum cap 5
Number 2 – headband 3
Number 8 – headband 3
Number 20 headband 3
= 14
Canada
number 8 – headvand 3
number 4- headvand 3
number 16 – scrum cap 5
number 20 headband 3
= 14
Georgia v Fiji
Georgia
Number 8- scrum cap 5
= 5
Fiji
number 6- scrum cap 5
Number 4- scrum cap 5
Number 12- headband 3
number 7- headband 3
number 8 -scrum cap 5
= 21
Ireland v Russia
Ireland
None noted
0
Russia
Number 5- scrum cap 5
Number 4- scrum cap 5
Number 13 – scrum cap 5
Number 19 – scrum cap 5
Number 18 – scrum cap 5
Number 20 – headband 3
= 28
South Africa v Italy
South Africa
Number 8 – left and right ear taped 2
Number 14 – scrum cap 5
Number 11 head vanb 3
= 10
Italy
Number 1 – headband 3
number 4- headband 3
Number 2- scrum cap 5
Number 5 – scrum cap 5
= 16
Australia vs Uruguay
Australia
Number 8 – scrum cap 5
Number 5- scrum cap 5
Number 4- scrum cap 5
Number 14 – headband 3
Number 20 – scrum cap 5
= 23
Uruguay
Number 5- scrum cap 5
5
England Argentina
England
Number 6 – headvand 3
Number 23 – scrum cap 5
Number 4 – sdrum cap 5
Number 2 – headband 3
= 16
Argentina
Number 5- scrum cap 5
Numnber 7 – headvand 3
= 8
Japan v Samoa
Japan
Number 7 – scrum cap 5
Number 3 – scrum cap 5
Number 5 – scrum cap 5
Number 2 – scrum cap 5
= 20
Samoa
Number 18 – headband 3
Number 16 – scrum cap 5
= 8
Newzealand v Namibia
New zealand
Number 4 – headband 3
Number 17 – right ear tape 1
Number 7 – headband 3
Number 20 – scrum cap 5
= 12
Namibia
Number 5 -scrum cap 5
Number 3 – headvand 3
Number 7 – headband 3
Number 16 -headband 3
= 14
France v Tonga
France
number 8 – scrum cap 5
number 5- scrum cap 5
number 6- scrum cap 5
= 15
tonga
number 12 – scrum cap 5
number 6- scrum cap 5
number 8 – headvand 3
number 13 – scrum cap 5
number 7 – scrum cap 5
= 23
South Africa v Canada
Canada
Number 1- headvand 3
Number 4 – headvand 3
Number 19 – headvand 3
Number 2 -scrum cap 5
= 14
South Africa
Number 2 – scrum cap 5
Number 3 – headvand 3
8
Argentina v USA
Argentina
Number 5 – scrum cap 5
Number 6- headband 3
Number 7- scrum cap 5
Nummber 10 – headvand 3
= 16
USA
Number 22 – scrum cap 5
Number 18 – headband 3
Number 12 – large headband 4
= 12
Scotland vs Russia
Scotland
Number 5 - Both ears taped (right more so) 2
Number 16 – Headband 3
Number 18 – Headband 3
= 8
Wales vs Fiji
Wales
Number 5- Both ears taped 2
Number 4- Ear tape right ear 1
Number 1 - Headband 3
Number 13 - Scrum cap 5
= 11
Fiji
Number 4- Scrum cap 5
Number 6 - Scrum cap 5
Number 12 – Headband 3
Number 7 – Headband 3
Number 2 - Right ear tape 2
= 18
Australia v Georgia
Australia
Number 4 – headvand 3
= 3
Georgia
Number 8 – Scrum cap 5
Number 7- scrum cap 5
Number 18 – headvand 3
= 13
Samoa vs Ireland
Samoa
Number 5 – headband 5
Number 4 – Right ear tape 1
Number 2- Scrum cap 5
= 11
Ireland
Number 2 – Scrum Cap 5
Number 7 – Head band 3
Number 8 – Headband 3
= 11
USA v Tonga
USA
Number 8 – headvand 3
Number 12 – headvnad 3
Number 18 – headvand 3
Number 5 – left ear tape 1
Number ? - scrum cap 5
= 15
Tonga
Number 8 - headvband 3
Number 6- scrum cap 5
Number 13- scum cap 5
Number 12- scrum cap 5
Number 14 – headvand 3
Number 22 – scrum cap 5
= 26
Wales vs Uraguay
Number 7 – scrum cap 5
Number 15 – scrum cap 5
Number 5 – scrum cap 5
Number 8- Headband 3
Number 18 – headband 3
Number 6 – headband 3
= 24
Uruguay
no ear protection used 0
59 minutes in the scrum cap came off during a rook.
Scotland
Number 7 – headband 3
Number 16 – headband 3
Number 8 – Scrum cap 5
Number 19 – Scrum cap 5
Number 17 – Scrum cap 5
Number 20 – headband 3
= 24
Japan
Number 3 – both ears taped 2
Number 7 – Scrum cap 5
Number 4 – Scrum cap 5
= 12
Totals
Tonga 31, 21, 23, 26 = 101 (75 +26)
Wales: 31, 21, 11, 24 = 87 (63 + 24)
Scotland: 18. 32. 8. 24 = 82 (58 + 24)
Russia 16, 21, 28 = 65
Fiji: 15, 16, 21, 11 = 63 (52 + 11)
France: 23, 23, 15 = 61
Australia 16, 14, 23, 3 = 56 (53 + 3)
Italy: 10, 26, 16 = 52
Namibia 24, 14, 14 = 52
Japan: 5, 14, 20, 12 = 51 (39 + 12)
USA 8, 12, 12, 15 = 47 (32 + 15)
South Africa 10 , 13, 10 8 = 41 (33 + 8)
NZ 14, 14 ,12 = 40
Argenitina 8, 8, 8, 16 = 40 (24 + 16)
England 11, 8, 16 = 35
Canada 11, 14, 14 = 38
Ireland: 13, 14, 0, 11 = 38 (27 + 11)
Samoa 0 ,11, 8 ,11 = 30 (19 + 11)
Georgia: 5, 5, 5, 13 = 28 (15 + 13)
Uraguay 5, 5, 5, 0 = 15 (15 + 0)
On just the first 3 matches
Tonga 75
Wales: 63
Russia 65
France: 61
Scotland: 58
Australia 53
Fiji: 52
Italy: 52
Namibia 52
NZ 40
Japan: 39
Canada 38
England 35
South Africa 33
USA 32
Ireland: 27
Argenitina 24
Samoa 19
Georgia: 15
Uraguay 15
4th match results
Tonga 26
Wales: 24
Scotland: 24
Argenitina 16
USA 15
Georgia: 13
Japan: 12
Fiji: 11
Ireland: 11
Samoa 11
Australia 3
South Africa 8
Uraguay 0
The World Rugby and Referees are taking a more thorough approach to head injuries, however what are the individual rugby players in the world cup doing about it , lets find out.