“I had no idea I was leading my little boy to an early death” concussion 22 Apr Written By Guest User This article is from www.1news.co.nz/ Diagnosed with CTE and crippled with anxiety, depression and confusion, former professional rugby player Billy Guyton found the foresight and generosity to donate his brain to science. To the …
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Concussion rates in elite rugby hit highest levels since records began concussion 22 Jun Written By Guest User This is written by Guardian.co.uk Concussion rates in elite English rugby have hit their highest levels since records began, according to the latest injury audit with the Rugby Football Union rolling out its “smart” mouth‑guard programme in …
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Dementia and sport: Rugby players launch legal action against governing bodies concussion 24 Jul Written By Tom Morris This article is produced by www.bbc.co.uk Lawyers for more than 185 players are suing rugby union’s governing bodies for negligence, claiming that playing the sport caused brain damage. World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the …
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Dementia: Ex-Wales rugby star fears not recognising his children concussion 26 Jul Written By Tom Morris This article is written by www.bbc.co.uk A former rugby international fears he won’t recognise his children in five years because of early onset dementia. Lenny Woodard believes rugby caused his dementia. On Monday he, ex captain Ryan Jones, and …
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Steve Thompson: “I know how he felt. The darkness eats away at you.” concussion 19 Nov Written By Tom Morris This article is written by Progressive Rugby In 2011 NFL-star Dave Duerson was just 50 when he shot himself through the heart so his brain could be donated to the NFL Brain Bank. RWC2003-winner Steve …
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‘Be brave’ on contact training load to reap benefits, Quins coach Nick Evans urges fellow coaches concussion 16 Oct Written By Tom Morris This article is written by Progressive Rugby Harlequins attack coach Nick Evans has encouraged teams to be brave and look at training to see where they can make changes to improve player …
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Flying the flag for player welfare the Hampshire way – meet Michele Amos concussion 8 May Written By Tom Morris This story is written by Progressive Rugby If Progressive Rugby were to genetically engineer a player welfare champion, we’re pretty sure the end result would come out looking and behaving like Michele Amos. Michele has …
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Is ‘ref rage’ clouding judgement on the importance of player welfare? concussion 10 Apr Written By Tom Morris This story is written by Progressive Rugby One of the most common prefixes to messages we receive, inevitably triggered by a ‘dodgy’ decision or the award of the latest red or yellow card, is ‘Player welfare is …
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Tackle height and sanctions are just part of a much-needed long term player welfare solution concussion 23 Mar Written By Tom Morris This story is written by Progressive Rugby If the collision between Freddie Steward and Hugo Keenan reminds us of anything – it’s that accidental concussions on the rugby field will sometimes be unavoidable. …
Could playing elite rugby in Wales be bad for your health? concussion 23 Mar Written By Tom Morris This story is written by Progressive Rugby To say there’s a lot going on in Welsh rugby at the moment is rather the understatement. The community game seems to be struggling, with fixtures seemingly called off in …
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