Concussion in sport

Rugby’s authorities hit a new low with unworkable change to tackle rules | Michael Aylwin
The draconian shift will be virtually impossible for referees to enforce and will do little to reduce the number of head injuries
Michael Aylwin
20, Jan, 2023 @6:00 PM

AFL accused of failing to protect players from concussion in submission to parliament
Player agent Peter Jess lists 32 AFL players that have retired with some form of brain trauma injury since 2009
Henry Belot
20, Jan, 2023 @12:00 AM

‘If you could walk straight you carried on’: why 55 amateurs are launching legal action against rugby authorities
Alex Abbey played ‘probably 600’ games of union and league as a talented teenage amateur. He believes only rugby can explain his diagnosis of probable CTE
Andy Bull
19, Jan, 2023 @1:00 PM

Amateur players launch lawsuit against rugby authorities over brain injuries
Rugby union authorities are facing a second major lawsuit as group of more than 55 former amateur players have begun legal action against the RFU, the WRU and World Rugby
Andy Bull
19, Jan, 2023 @11:10 AM

Urgent need for temporary concussion substitutes inexplicably ignored by Ifab | Barry Glendenning
The worrying cases of Denis Zakaria, Neco Williams and Alireza Beiranvand illustrate the dangers of football’s current protocols
Barry Glendenning
02, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM

‘We respect the scientists’ – how new heading rules affect Scottish football
Clubs accept new guidelines either side of games, with Celtic’s Ange Postecoglou saying repetitive heading in training is ‘silly’
Ewan Murray
28, Dec, 2022 @3:00 PM

Premier League wants to introduce temporary concussion subs next season
The Premier League wants to use temporary concussion substitutes next season in a departure from established thinking within the game
Paul MacInnes
21, Dec, 2022 @6:31 PM

Study reveals footballers more likely to have worse brain health after age of 65
Groundbreaking research that compared former players to the general population shows the delayed impact repeatedly heading footballs can have
Sean Ingle
09, Dec, 2022 @12:01 AM

Concussion and head trauma in contact sports to be examined by parliamentary inquiry
Lidia Thorpe’s proposal receives unanimous support, with the Greens senator saying ‘sports organisations need to be transparent about evidence’
Melissa Davey Medical editor
01, Dec, 2022 @5:50 AM

World Rugby investigates why White was not replaced after brain injury
World Rugby says it is ‘looking at the circumstances’ when Australia’s Nic White was allowed to return despite clear signs he had sustained a brain injury against Ireland
Robert Kitson
21, Nov, 2022 @6:48 PM

‘I’m trying to raise hope’: how one rugby coach found light amid depression | Andy Bull
Paul Pook, one of the 225 former players involved in the legal case against the game’s authorities, on the diagnosis that has changed his life
Andy Bull
17, Nov, 2022 @8:00 AM

World Rugby’s self-reinforcement on concussion is a problem for the sport | Andy Bull
The latest conference, dominated by sceptics of recent research, will do nothing to bring clarity to the CTE debate
Andy Bull
02, Nov, 2022 @4:14 PM
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