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Points hit on Exeter Chiefs is far too harsh – change it! | Nick Cain

27 December 2020 0 comments

TRP’s chief writer Nick Cain finds moments to treasure – and to question – from a difficult 2020

‘Hundreds’ set to join brain injury court fight

20 December 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson reports on the growing number of retired rugby players pledging their support to the court case seeking damages over brain injury

Thompson: Some days I can’t walk down stairs

17 December 2020 0 comments

The danger of CTE in rugby and those diagnosed with traumatic brain injury training to bring about change in the sport

Peter Jackson column: Battered Adam Hughes finds refuge as a referee after concussion agony

18 January 2019 0 comments

The former Exeter and Dragons wing talks in-depth about his shift from the team dressing room to the neurosurgeon’s office

Peter Jackson: Like it or not George, facts are facts!

26 January 2017 0 comments

George North put his two big feet into the concussion debate the other day in sneering contempt of the media over their reporting of medical […]

Sale investigated over possible Ioane concussion

13 January 2017 0 comments

Sale are being investigated by a Concussion Management Review Group over their role in the handling of TJ Ioane in the 29-26 defeat to Harlequins […]

Will the controversy around head injuries change rugby forever?

26 October 2016 0 comments

For rugby lovers everywhere, the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand provided plenty of thrills, edge-of-the-seat excitement and unforgettable memories. There was definitely no […]

Peter Jackson: RPA must act over this concussion blackout

13 October 2016 0 comments

Gerry Gilpin and Ben Herring are poles apart – the former on the outer rim of Western Europe in Belfast, the other on the way […]

Peter Jackson: Jamie Cudmore’s crusade to curb risk of concussion

25 August 2016 0 comments

Jamie Cudmore has hurled himself into a crusade this season on behalf of rugby players all over Europe, to raise millions for the proper treatment […]

Jeff Probyn: Simple way to solve head cases and score more tries

9 April 2015 0 comments

As the concussion story grows and grows with more and more high profile players suffering the effects of serious blows to the head, it’s hard […]

Christian Day demands consistency over concussion protocols

4 December 2014 0 comments

RPA chairman brands inconsistencies in application of concussion protocols at pro level as “stupid”.

Douglas Hammond’s research could make concussion diagnosis irrefutable

4 December 2014 0 comments

Moseley doctor Douglas Hammond is helping to drive a clinical research trial on concussion at Birmingham University to determine the injury purely on a physiological […]

Significant changes to concussion management in England

16 October 2014 0 comments

This season will see major changes to the way the risk of concussion is managed across the professional game in England. The Rugby Football Union, […]