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30/05/2019

Uefa: Football needs new concussion protocols

Football needs new rules over concussion, and should change how substitutions are used so doctors have more time to assess players, Uefa says.

21/03/2019

One of the intriguing proposals to come out of World Rugby’s player welfare and law symposium in Marcoussis this week has been the suggestion that rugby union could adopt a new kicking law, taking a lead from rugby league.

21/12/2018

PRL wants major changes in player insurance regulations
Row could affect several nations’ World Cup preparations

Premiership Rugby has given World Rugby 21 days to agree to major changes to player insurance regulations and says legal action will be pursued if agreement cannot be reached

07/12/2018

The true scale of ’s crisis can be exposed today as shocking new figures reveal that 62 per cent of retired players have suffered problems since leaving the professional game.

The true scale of rugby’s mental health crisis can be exposed today as shocking new figures reveal that 62 per cent of retired players have suffered problems since leaving the professional game.

16/10/2018

England’s mounting injury crisis ahead of the autumn Test series deepened on Tuesday night after Chris Robshaw became the latest senior player to be ruled out of contention after undergoing knee surgery.

10/09/2018

Team GB is supported by six physiotherapists at the World Equestrian Games
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Equine physio Ash Wallace.

07/09/2018

The laziest 20 nations in the world have today been named and shamed in a major new report of exercise levels across the globe.

Kuwait has the lowest levels of physical activity – with 67 per cent of its population failing to hit recommended exercise targets, according to the report by the World Health Organization.

06/09/2018

Very sad news.... Halifax Elite Rugby Academy

A teenage rugby player died on a tour to France, where his body was retrieved from a lake.

07/08/2018

There are differences between men and women in the incidence and types of common sports injuries. For instance in one study, males had higher injury rates compared to females