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Major League Rugby to use Smart Ball from Gilbert and Sportable in ball provider switch

MLR will leverage the new ball data for its 25 games on Fox Sports this season and distribute it to all teams.

The Smart Ball can extract data like the ball’s distance traveled, hang time, spin rates, speed and location with sub-300-millisecond latency. Sportable Major League Rugby is switching its ball provider from Rhino Rugby to Gilbert. The agreement will afford the league access to Gilbert and Sp...

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