Martin Raftery: Head injury assessment set at 10 minutes, say rugby chiefs

Their research had indicated the average assessment as to whether the player is concussed had taken marginally over seven minutes. Players who leave the field of play during a rugby match for a Head Injury Assessment (HIA) must stay off the pitch for 10 minutes, the sport's governing body announced on Thursday.World Rugby said that the new ruling, which will be enforced globally from August 26, would help to "further promote a calm and clinical environment" for the head assessment to take place.