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Rugby is a growing sport. over two million women now play. and, as with the mens game, theres always the risk of injury. we had one of those big kind of anniversary games and i got dropped on my head and i had a huge seizure. i had a ct scan to check for brain bleeds. no brain bleed. so a couple of weeks later, im back at training, im back in pre—season. come on, lets go for it, alex. lets go for it, alex! nic evans has played for wales. she also says she played for her club after a major conc...

Lying in hospital that evening, you just think to yourself, you know, that could have been... ..could have been much worse. you know, it could have been, you know, maybe a brain injury or something similar. in 2014, in another programme, interviewed a neuropathologist who had long been concerned. so have things changed? seven years on, we caught up. its a very slow and slightly frustrating process. im slightly depressed and disappointed that sports havent kind of got together properly on this. w...

Rugby today takes concussion on the pitch very seriously. commentator: 0h! look, he was chest to shoulder first. and there he is. hes off, look. i thinkjohnny williams, he had to go off. just because somebody looks as though theyve had a mild brain injury, it doesnt mean that theres not something more significant, serious, possibly life—threatening going on inside the skull. so, from that point of view, get them off the park. there are more red cards for high tackles. commentator: wayne barnes...

Every single time i trained, every single time my heart rate went up, i felt sick, ifelt nauseous i had headaches. i felt really low. what were you told about the dangers of concussion and how bad it could be? i wasnt. erm, i had a neurologist appointment and he said it was a concussive seizure, and that hed only actually ever seen it in boxing before. hed not actually seen it in a rugby player, and certainly not in a female rugby player. some experts now believe that women playing a contact spo...

Appointment and he said it was a concussive seizure, and that hed only actually ever seen it in boxing before. hed not actually seen it in a rugby player, and certainly not in a female rugby player. some experts now believe that women playing a contact sport are twice as likely to suffer concussion than men. what this evidence is telling us is that — funnily enough — males and females are different. and this one—size—all approach to concussion, which is based almost exclusively on resear...

You did a decade ago in american football? yes, i would say that... yes, because they are so similar in many, many respects. and i can assure you that it wont change the nature of the game. seven years ago, when we looked again at head injuries in rugby, national medical manager prav matheema had plans to better protect players. we need to take the responsibility out of players hands, as well, because on numerous occasions they wont report concussion. so stakeholders such as referees, as i menti...

Is huge for the game. if you could turn round and say, "right, rugby causes "this," you know, 100%, without failure, well, then were having a different conversation. but thats not established yet. everyone wants more research. but the dangers of concussion have been discussed for decades. so how much did rugby union know about it? well, more than you might think. as far back as 1975, the then international rugby board held a medical conference in dublin where head injuries were discussed, and th...

In 2014, in another programme, we interviewed a neuropathologist whod long been concerned about head injuries in sport. so have things changed? seven years on, we caught up. its a very slow and slightly frustrating process. im slightly depressed and disappointed that sports havent kind of got together properly on this. why is it a particular problem in physical contact sports? concussion is a form of brain injury. what we believe is happening is, deep down in the brain, the rotational forces, as...

Concerned about head injuries in sport. so have things changed? seven years on, we caught up. its a very slow and slightly frustrating process. im slightly depressed and disappointed that sports havent kind of got together properly on this. why is it a particular problem in physical contact sports? concussion is a form of brain injury. what we believe is happening is, deep down in the brain, the rotational forces, as the head is impacted and the brain rotates inside the skull, that actually ther...

Up a non—contact sport. world rugby told us there are different opinions on how concussion should be managed, but they were unaware of any current guidelines or research recommending that players should retire after three concussions. back when rugby union was amateur, it was the job of former players with medical backgrounds to keep an eye on concussion — like former ireland international dr barry 0driscoll. barry. wyre! how are you? welcome, here, to our cold north. they created a working ...