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Worsley: Cut season length to safeguard the players

By STEFFAN THOMAS

Joe Worsley insists the length of the Top 14 season must be cut and contact sessions in training dramatically reduced to protect players amid the ongoing issue with concussion.
Former Wales captain Ryan Jones last week revealed he has been diagnosed with early onset dementia aged 41.
England World Cup winner Worsley, who is joining the Ampthill coaching staff after nine years as a defence coach in the Top 14 with Bordeaux and Castres, is concerned with the workload players are subjected to.
“I think players play too much, and people who do contact in training need to wind...

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