World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium 2025 agenda
World Rugby will be hosting the annual Player Welfare and Laws Symposium between 29 and 30 April 2025. The symposium which consists of a series of online forums is open to media and the wider public.
World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium 2025 agenda
World Rugby will be hosting the annual Player Welfare and Laws Symposium between 28 and 30 April 2025.
The symposium which consists of a series of online forums is open to media and the wider public.
Media interested in attending can register for any individual session here.
The agenda for the Symposium and confirmed speakers are listed below:
Tackle Height – Monday 28 April 1900 to 2030 GMT
- Work to date – Mark Harrington
- Community trial update – Ross Tucker
- FFR case study – Olivier Lievremont
- SRU case study – Neil Graham
- Next steps – Mark Harrington, Ross Tucker
Updates session – Tuesday 29 April 0700 to 0830 GMT
- Heat guidelines – Olly Jay
- Skin friction – Jonathan Hanson
- Injury surveillance – Mike Hislop
- Brain Health Service – Martin Raftery
Player load – Tuesday 29 April 1900 to 2030 GMT
- Player load principles – Conrad Smith
- Load beyond contact – Stephen Mellalieu
- FFR case study – Julian Piscione
- Player load project – Danielle Salmon
- Panel session – Ken Owens and Johann Van Graan
Smart mouthguards (iMGs) – Wednesday 30 April 0700 to 0830 GMT
- Head acceleration in the elite game – Ross Tucker, Eanna Falvey, Ben Jones
- Match Day Doctor module – Lindsay Starling
- Individualised management – Ross Tucker, Ben Jones
- LED alert MLR trials – Amy Valenta
- Panel session – Ugo Monye, Prav Mathema
English, French and Spanish language translation are available for all sessions.
A recording of each session will be published on the World Rugby website as soon as it is available.
For further information please contact Peter Hannon, Head of Corporate Communications by email on