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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 won't 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 won't report concussion. so stakeholders such as referees, as i mentioned before, coaches, pitch—side practitioners, first aiders, etc, need to be given that respon...

Is huge for the game. if you could turn round and say, "right, rugby causes "this," you know, 100%, without failure, well, then we're having a different conversation. but that's 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 they were warned by neurosurgeon geoffrey vanderfield that concussions needed to be taken seriously,...

In 2014, in another programme, 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...

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 and blood vessels in there, and that causes some f...

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 0'driscoll. barry. wyre! how are you? welcome, here, to our cold north. they created a working party on concussion, and i was put on the working party. then i got really involved and interested....