Every senior professional rugby player in Ireland will soon have access to performance monitoring and GPS tracking technology thanks to a new partnership.
The providers of the technology, STATSports, has inked the deal with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the authorities of the sport in Ireland.
Players will have access to STATSports’ “Apex” device. It integrates a range of technologies into one, including GPS, an accelerometer and Bluetooth LE. With this Bluetooth connection, it is able to connect with a wide variety of devices at one time including heart rate sensors, electromyography (EMG) shorts, smart watches and tablet devices.