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Published 13:04 7 Oct 2021 BST
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"As someone who experiences those challenges first hand, I am delighted that World Rugby is marking Colour Blind Awareness Day 2021 by launching comprehensive guidance for all levels of the game that place visually-impaired considerations at the heart of our decision-making.
"Through this guidance, we hope to raise awareness and change culture through positive actions that don’t just address some of the more obvious challenges such as kit colours, but consider the whole match-day experience whether that be wayfinding, digital signage, branding or ticketing."
Scottish Rugby ambassador Chris Paterson has previously spoken about the troubles that sufferers face, using an example from when he was playing to demonstrate the difficulties.“I remember playing at night-time when we played for Edinburgh and Scarlets would come up in their dark red, said the former Edinburgh man.
"I remember a couple of times making a line-break on a counter attack, running into what I thought was space between two of my own men and just getting totally smashed.
"Your focus is on the ball, you’re running and scanning the whole time … [it’s] because there’s not that real clear division in our eyes, I suppose."
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