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Jared Payne, Reggie Goodes, James Broadhurst, Mouritz Botha, Nathan White, Kevin McLaughlin, Jonathan Thomas, and Alistair Hargreaves – all have retired due to concussion. Dylan Hartley, George North, Mike Brown, Francis Saili, Dane Coles, Ben Smith, and Ryan Crotty –…
A Legal Headache: Negligence, Concussion and Rugby Union | Keep Calm Talk Law The world of Rugby Union is slowly coming to terms with the serious long-term impacts that concussion can have on players. And while practices are changing to…
Concussion in Rugby: Time to use our heads Ben Cisneros argues that, while progress has been made, the world of rugby must do more to educate players, coaches and physios about the dangers of concussion.
High Tackling: does Rugby have a cocaine problem? Ben Cisneros says that no tolerance is the only way to preserve the sport's integrity.
World Rugby's 'new tougher approach' won't do enough to protect players Rugby columnist Ben Cisneros argues World Rugby's new ruling on tackles could be counter-productive.
The law on dangerous tackles: time to get a grip Rugby columnist Ben Cisneros argues that World Rugby's new tackling directive goes too far in its attempts to protect player welfare.
Time to kick rugby's cross-continental experiment into touch? Ahead of Saracens' match against Newcastle, Ben Cisneros asks if cross-continental rugby matches are worth the hype
Banning tackling in schools and extending the season? Time for rugby to get real about player welfare Ben Cisneros takes an in-depth look at what can do to improve player safety across all levels of rugby, and why the sport…
Rugby has an injury problem, and it must be solved immediately As players fall by the way-side left, right, and centre, rugby must change the way it does things, nowhere more so than in England
Ben's Take: How about relegation every other year? In the first column of a new series, Ben Cisneros looks at the problems with promotion and relegation in the English Premiership and asks how we can change it.
