Former pro rugby player from South Africa shot dead by police in Hawaii had CTE concussion 10 Feb Written By Tom Morris Written from a report by AP News A former professional rugby player who was shot dead by police months after moving to Hawaii had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – a degenerative brain disease …
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Concussion education via video games could be no brainer concussion 3 Feb Written By Tom Morris This article is written by Progressive Rugby Education and awareness around brain injury (concussion) could be quickly enhanced by embedding interactive concussion recovery protocols into sport video games. Researcher Isaac Lockett says with hundreds of millions playing Esports, with …
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“I remember thinking ‘holy shit, this is a problem, this is f*cked up’” concussion 9 Dec Written By Tom Morris This article is written by Progressive Rugby Cameron Pierce grew up playing ice hockey alongside his pals in Canada and only came across the “randomly” after his high school turned out to have a rugby …
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French international breaks silence to warn players against blind loyalty concussion 13 Dec Written By Tom Morris This article is based on an article in L’Équipe Earlier this month French back rower Alexandre Lapandry spoke out about what he says is mistreatment by his Top 14 club. His words barely caused a ripple on UK shores. …
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Game’s failure to satisfactorily manage brain injuries is a headache World Rugby can’t appear to cure concussion 20 Nov Written By Tom Morris This article is written by Progressive Rugby What a miserable few weeks for those of us wanting to see rugby take a grip on the thorny issue of brain injuries. A wonderful …
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“I tell Frankie that ‘if in 10 years I don’t know who you are, please remember that you will always be in my heart’.” concussion 19 Oct Written By Tom Morris This article is written by Progressive Rugby The plight of rugby players diagnosed with neurological disorders is causing much concern, not least from those …
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Devastated fans react to former Wales captain Ryan Jones, 41, saying his ‘world is falling apart’ after dementia diagnosis concussion 17 Jul Written By Tom Morris This article is by Progressive Rugby Since the story broke about former Wales captain Ryan Jones suffering with early onset dementia there has been an outpouring of sympathy, disbelief, …
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Five shocking rugby incidents we must learn from if we want this great game to be enjoyed by future generations concussion 14 Jun Written By Tom Morris This is written by Progressive Rugby The potential consequences of brain injury in rugby is big news and it’s a story that isn’t going to go away. Concussion …
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“I might wake up and not know who the woman lying next to me is – that is terrifying” concussion 9 Mar Written By Tom Morris This article is written by Progressive Rugby Former Bristol, Stade Francais and Leeds Tykes prop Justin Wring is the latest player to publicly declare he’s taking legal action after …
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GRTP: “If you carry a knife, the risk is there’s the temptation to use it.” concussion 1 Apr Written By Tom Morris This article is written by Progressive Rugby “The trouble is that if you carry a knife, there’s a risk you might use it.” Judge Jamie Tabor QC This was a favourite soundbite of …
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