PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTesting a prototype football helmet, 1912lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down12
arrow-up1128arrow-down1imageTesting a prototype football helmet, 1912lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squaresomeguy3linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoRemember back then it was more like rugby. *Forward pass was introduced in 1906, maybe this is why they’re testing helmets.
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoNo helmets in rugby still though!
minus-squaresomeguy3linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoThere are, don’t know which levels wear them. They are simple padded helmets. Good for jostling, not for collisions.
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoScrum caps. Worn at all levels. Padding around the ears to prevent caulie lug
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoHard helmets are forbidden in rugby.
Remember back then it was more like rugby. *Forward pass was introduced in 1906, maybe this is why they’re testing helmets.
No helmets in rugby still though!
There are, don’t know which levels wear them. They are simple padded helmets. Good for jostling, not for collisions.
Scrum caps. Worn at all levels. Padding around the ears to prevent caulie lug
Hard helmets are forbidden in rugby.