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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1098520" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>This has been my worry for a long time based on the experiences of a family member who played at the top level within the semi-pro game. I've watched him play on after a knock that saw him collapse after getting back to his feet and once stopped my post-match debrief with him so that he could throw up on the sideline. The first occasion was late in the calendar and he commented that it had been a "pretty good season" as it was only his third. Admittedly both of these incidents took place before concussion had its current profile, but on both occasions, doctors stood idly by and did nothing while I watched from the sideline worried about the danger that I was aware of having read about the likes of Hape and Jackman.</p><p></p><p>While the training load is lower in the semi-pro game, the impacts in games aren't much fewer / lighter. Meanwhile, the medical care and clubs' diligence in their duty of care is lightyears away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1098520, member: 58362"] This has been my worry for a long time based on the experiences of a family member who played at the top level within the semi-pro game. I've watched him play on after a knock that saw him collapse after getting back to his feet and once stopped my post-match debrief with him so that he could throw up on the sideline. The first occasion was late in the calendar and he commented that it had been a "pretty good season" as it was only his third. Admittedly both of these incidents took place before concussion had its current profile, but on both occasions, doctors stood idly by and did nothing while I watched from the sideline worried about the danger that I was aware of having read about the likes of Hape and Jackman. While the training load is lower in the semi-pro game, the impacts in games aren't much fewer / lighter. Meanwhile, the medical care and clubs' diligence in their duty of care is lightyears away. [/QUOTE]
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