Sydney club to trial concussion device

Sydney's Randwick rugby club will trial a potentially revolutionary concussion device in this year's Shute Shield competition.



Randwick's first-grade side will wear the xPatch device in each of their fixtures this season, starting with this weekend's opening round against Eastwood.

Worn behind the ear, the device, developed by X2 Biosystems in Seattle, United States, records impact levels in contact in both G and rotational force and then transmits the data to a computer.

The device has been used in various sports across the United Kingdom and the United States, and looks to be a fine …