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What World Rugby should do to tackle the concussion epidemic among its players?

Does more need to be done to protect players?

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08.04 5 Nov 2021


What World Rugby should do to tackle the concussion epidemic among its players?


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08.04 5 Nov 2021


Yesterday we spoke to Alix Popham  a former Welsh international who last year was diagnosed with early onset dementia, related to concussion. Alix told us that in his view, World rugby needs to do more to tackle the issue. Does more need to be done to protect players? For more on this, we spoke to  Éanna Falvey, Chief Medical Officer at World Rugby.

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