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Concussed rugby players being put at risk, say experts

Started by riky, November 08, 2013, 09:00:22 AM

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Concussed rugby players being put at risk, say experts

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/concussed-rugby-players-being-put-risk-experts-182944213--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YAlA...This TV Show is available upon demand...This means if you want the download link for this show, you should  reply here and we will reply  for you the download link ASAP...So please if you want to download this please don't hesitate reply here and we will be more than happy to post it for you....a6NS6Klg2XCyGggg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-07T183153Z_2_CBRE9A61FDP00_RTROPTP_2_SPORTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hong Kong players form a scrum during their HSBC Asian 5 Nations rugby match against South Korea in Hong Kong" align="left" title="Hong Kong players form a scrum during their HSBC Asian 5 Nations rugby match against South Korea in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Rugby players with brain damage are regularly being sent back onto the field of play because the sport's governing bodies are not taking concussion seriously enough, medical experts said on Thursday. Barry O'Driscoll, a former International Rugby Board medical advisor who spoke to Reuters on the sidelines of a Rugby Football Union (RFU) conference on concussion, said he was in no doubt that injured players were going back into a dangerous environment. What an earth is a person in that state going back onto the rugby field for?&quot; O'Driscoll resigned from the IRB last year in protest at the board's attitude to concussion. Martin Raftery, chief medical officer for the IRB, defended its position, saying the recent introduction of the Pitchside Suspected Concussion Assessment (PSCA) showed a commitment to player welfare.</p><br clear="all"/>

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