Rugby Player Head Tape

Professor stephen mellalieu of the cardiff school of sport revealed why rugby players choose to wear headgear or tape while on the field.

Rugby player head tape. Taping of the ears is questionable. Many players now wear scrum caps to protect the ears and head. Generally head guards are worn to prevent. Lawrence dallaglio has awful cauliflower ears.

Ear taping for rugby players. Bizarre new sex tape emerges as former players say fresh videos featuring nrl stars are circulating every day the nrl is in crisis over a series of sex tapes. The tape on the head is for players who want to keep their ears from rubbing in the scrum which is not only really painful but also to prevent cauliflower ears when the ridges and creases in the ears collapse and the whole thing fills up with fluid. At lovell rugby we ve got a wide range of rugby support tape from leading specialists.

However apply vaseline to the out area of the ear and place a soft cause or cotton wool over the. Ear taping is literally wrapping a bandange around you head to keep your ears fixed to your head leaving your ears less vulnerable to being pulled at teared or scratched and other general ruck tackle and scrummage trauma. A common practice in rugby is ear taping. Take a look at the lovell rugby sports tape selection today.

In this video queensland university rugby head trainer cam wray shows one way to tape a shoulder to prevent dislocations. How good is rugby league. Oh and i get it that it s sometimes used for an injury but why do players start games with it. This is a useful method for players who have had dislocations in the past or have excessive movement hypermobility in the shoulder joint.

I get the tape around the legs that makes sense but head tape. Britain s first openly gay rugby league player seems to be relishing his newfound sex symbol status and we re loving every second of it. Taping can be used to significantly reduce pain and inflammation when applied over muscles. As mentioned rugby ear is irreversible and your best option is to prevent it from ever happening.

However i know that many players live and die by their ear tape so don t feel obliged to get a scrum cap.