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Spanish Rugby in the Dock Pt II: Mitigating Ineligibility | Keep Calm Talk Law The Spanish rugby team will miss out on qualifying for the Rugby World Cup 2019 after fielding ineligible players. An independent committee confirmed they had breached…
Spanish Rugby in the Dock Pt I: Finding Grounds for Appeal | Keep Calm Talk Law A Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification match between Belgium and Spain was steeped in controversy. But in a recent decision, an independent committee declined…
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…
Challenging the Call: Sporting Governing Bodies and Judicial Review | Keep Calm Talk Law Courts have long resisted extending judicial review to sporting governing bodies, using a strained notion of contract to provide cover where necessary. However, with sport playing…
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.
The Pacific Island player drain Ben Cisneros looks at why, for all their players in Europe's top leagues, the Pacific Islands struggle at international level.
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.
It's time to rethink rugby's international eligibility rule Ben Cisneros argues that lax rules on call-ups is devaluing international rugby union
