Landmark national concussion protocol released for junior and amateur sports

By Georgina Connery
Updated May 28 2016 - 3:13pm, first published 3:02pm
Junior rugby league players will face new concussion rules after a landmark protocol was released. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Junior rugby league players will face new concussion rules after a landmark protocol was released. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Children would be sidelined from contact sport for two weeks after being cleared of concussion symptoms under a landmark policy released by the Australian Institute of Sport and Australian Medical Association.