Progressive Rugby

@mulcs85 Thank goodness for the independent doctor! We both know that there are a lot of resources available for coaches to educate themselves on the HIA process; given Baxter’s comments, perhaps it is time for mandatory annual training on it.

@ExeterChiefs @ChallengeCup_ @PremSportsTV @WorldRugby @worldrugbymedia @ProgressiveRug @Scienceofsport @head4change Every weekend a further demonstration that many in rugby simply don't understand the HIA protocols - big plus here was that the MDD got it right 🧵1/7

Brilliant legal VIOLENCE 💥 Where does Rory Hutchinson's hit rank amongst the #PREMxBuffaloTrace big hits of the season? 🤔

@worldrugbymedia @PremSportsTV @scienceofsport @ProgressiveRug @DavidWalshST HIA in the dock again - Last night's French blockbuster - two head knocks in carded incidents in less than 20 minutes in the 1st half – HIA’d after the first not the second – played out the match 1/3

Women or girls are up to twice as likely to suffer concussion as their male counterparts when playing the same sports under the same rules, various studies show. They also tend to have more symptoms and take longer to recover. Much of what is known about concussion comes from male-dominated research. Some 80 per cent of participants in key concussion studies are male, and 40 per cent of studies exclude women, while only 1 per cent of research focuses exclusively on female athletes, according to a review of studies published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. irishtimes.com/health/your-fa…

Abject failure by rugby broadcasters & media to hold @worldrugby to account - Been banging on for years - How about asking senior people in the game whether they are ok with this? And are their insurers and lawyers? @ProgressiveRug @AlixPopham @Head4Change @peterrobinson86