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10 millionvisitsWORLD RUGBY PASSPORT SITE20,000people have completed the online first aid and pitch-side courses32,000people have completed the online concussion education course across all four modulesThe World Rugby concussion App is now on the iTunes and android storesprogress is being made on and off the field to educate, change culture and further enhance the protection of players at all levels of a sport played by 8.5 million men, women and children worldwide.The Berlin conference, financially supported and organised by World Rugby, the International Olympic Committee, FIFA, the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Fédération Equestre Internationale, highlights World Rugby’s ongoing commitment to cross-sport collaboration and standards and is designed to review and standardise on-field concussion management in sport.The conference brought together independent experts, bodies and representatives from the participating sports to consider a summary of new evidence-based research that covers all aspects of concussion, including definition, management, investigations, treatment, return to play protocols, prevention, and knowledge transfer and develop the consensus from the detailed information considered at the meeting. “Concussion education, prevention, management and research is World Rugby’ s number one player welfare priority. Guided by independent experts and evidence-based research, we are committed to delivering the best-possible level of support to players at all levels of the sport, both for men and women,” said Beaumont. “World Rugby is leading the way in concussion and in all aspects of player welfare with several other governing bodies looking to us and what we have achieved as examples of best practice for them to implement in their own codes. As with all contact sports, there is always a risk of sustaining an injury while playing rugby but through prevention, management, education, monitoring and research, we can mitigate that risk and make the sport as safe as possible.”So far, the World Rugby Passport site has received more than 10 million visits with 20,000 people having completed the online first aid and pitch-side courses and nearly 32,000 having completed the online concussion education course across all four modules, including concussion public, concussion doctor, match-day medical staff and elite match-day medical staff. In addition, World Rugby has a network of more than 230 trainers and educators delivering medical courses in all six regional associations around the world. For more information on concussion, visit playerwelfare.worldrugby.org/concussion.“We are committed to delivering the best-possible level of support to players at all levels of the sport, both for men and women”PLAYER WELFARE | EDUCATEYEAR IN REVIEW 2016 WORLD RUGBY 67