> Rugby: By taping your ring finger and pinky together, will it help reduce pinky injury?

Rugby: By taping your ring finger and pinky together, will it help reduce pinky injury?

Posted at: 2014-07-08 
I asked the doctor this question but he couldnt answer me as he had no idea what rugby is about, so yeah. i just dislocate my pinky. When i fully recover, during matches, should i tape it up with my ring finger? i see a lot of pro players do it too, because they had finger injuries too, right???I asked the doctor this question but he couldnt answer me as he had no idea what rugby is about, so yeah. i just dislocate my pinky. When i fully recover, during matches, should i tape it up with my ring finger? i see a lot of pro players do it too, because they had finger injuries too, right???

the only time my players tape fingers together is to keep playing after a dislocation or a break. never after it heals. doing so could interfere with catching and passing.

I played rugby for over 25 years. Never taped my fingers. Never got a pinkie injury.