RFL lowers rugby league tackle height in bid to improve player safety
“We believe they are essential, as rugby league must respond to developments in medical and scientific knowledge to prioritise the safety of those that play;...
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Concussion in rugby: World Rugby ‘stands with’ former players in new welfare plan
Steve Thompson told the BBC in 2020 he cannot remember any of the games from England’s successful 2003 World Cup campaign World Rugby’s chief executive...
Caelan Doris: Ireland back row out ‘for foreseeable future’ following concussion symptoms says coach Andy Farrell
Caelan Doris produced a man-of-the-match display against Scotland but had to pull out of the Ireland squad before the Six Nations opener against Wales Ireland’s...
Concussion substitutes: Fifa to trial idea at Club World Cup next month
Liverpool won the Fifa Club World Cup in 2019 Fifa will trial substitutions for actual or suspected concussion at the Club World Cup in Qatar...
Concussion in sport: More former rugby union players prepare to take action
‘I played in front of 20,000 people and don’t remember’ – Hughes More former players have joined the legal process against the game’s authorities for...
Premier League approves permanent concussion substitutes
The Premier League has said it hopes to start permanent concussion substitution trials from January. It follows the International Football Association Board’s (IFAB) approval of...
Australia v India: Concussion sub Yuzvendra Chahal shines in first T20
Yuzvendra Chahal (left) has taken 55 wickets at an average of 24.34 in 42 Twenty20s for India First Twenty20 international, Canberra India 161-7 (20 overs):...
Matt Dawson: England rugby star on concussion and its consequences
Matt Dawson, here tackled by South Africa’s Corne Krige in 2000, played 77 times for England, won the World Cup in 2003 and went on...
‘Shane Williams: Concussion, Rugby and Me’ – new BBC One Wales documentary
Shane Williams scored his 58th try on his 87th and final appearance for Wales against Australia in 2011 Shane Williams knows himself about rugby union’s...