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Rugby—mad parentsjust like me. on a day like this, you can easily see the benefits and the fun of playing rugby. and these kids are just starting out. what i want to know, as a coach and as a parent, and with so much in the news now about concussion and rugby, whether those who run our game have done enough over the years to make sure it's as safe as it can possibly be. it may be making headlines today, but concussion in rugby has been on the news agenda for years, and it's an issue we've looked at in programmes before. in 2010, we spoke to jamie roberts on the physicality of the game. lying...

Different to the nfl. the wru agrees. it's a difficult one to compare two different sports, because they are different. you know, they're totally different. indeed, head injuries are more frequent in rugby than american football. well, again, you know, i don't want to start, you know, talking about other sports, etc. i'm here just to talk about rugby union. you know, we have to look at, you know, the science. we will never sit still when it comes to safety within the game. that is the overriding and clear message that, as a governing body, we will make sure that we support player welfare. and,...

We interviewed a neuropathologist who'd long been concerned about head injuries in sport. so have things changed? seven years on, we caught up. it's a very slow and slightly frustrating process. i'm slightly depressed and disappointed that sports haven't 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 there's some stretch and sheer on very fine fibres ...

As a top professional coach. what was the learning curve for you about the dangers of concussion, and that a head knock wasn't just something you could get up and carry on with? actually, there was a little bit of a finger in the air, you know? i mean, i've been on many coaching qualification courses and very little was spoken about concussion, you know, and that's why i felt vulnerable when incidents happen. you know, as a coach, you know, what position would i have been in to make a decision on a player the following week? when you look at players like alix popham, what does that make you th...

It doesn't mean that there's 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 is going for his pocket. - oh, it's that one — it's red. that's a clear attack on the head. it's a red card, nothing else. and anyone suspected of taking a big hit is taken off for a head injury assessment or hia — even if they don't want to go. leaving a player with concussion on the park puts them at much greater risk of more severe injury and pr...