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<blockquote data-quote="Curls" data-source="post: 365543" data-attributes="member: 46674"><p>Well bloodgate showed that medical professionals can be swayed by pressure from their employers at a club and I'm sure the same happens at national level!</p><p> </p><p>I think however that all the blame cant be placed on a club. In the world of 2 players in every position a lot of professionals most likely do not want to miss a game for fear their replacement may steal the limelight and they wont get a look in every again. Concussion requires a few weeks off full stop! Yet time and again we see players back the next week or playing on and putting their health at risk. An example that jumps to mind was Ronan O'Gara playing against Leinster when he was more or less "put to one side" by Jamie Heaslip. When the medics came on I doubt he knew who or what a Ronan O'Gara was and was clearly away with the fairies! He was afraid a lay off would give Sexton a chance to cement the 10 shirt with Ireland and so he wanted to play on eventhough he was falling round the place! They snapped him back in though and he got up ajnd played on! He had a clear concussion yet he's off for more seconds later. This will only truely hit the fore when someone is killed!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Curls, post: 365543, member: 46674"] Well bloodgate showed that medical professionals can be swayed by pressure from their employers at a club and I'm sure the same happens at national level! I think however that all the blame cant be placed on a club. In the world of 2 players in every position a lot of professionals most likely do not want to miss a game for fear their replacement may steal the limelight and they wont get a look in every again. Concussion requires a few weeks off full stop! Yet time and again we see players back the next week or playing on and putting their health at risk. An example that jumps to mind was Ronan O'Gara playing against Leinster when he was more or less "put to one side" by Jamie Heaslip. When the medics came on I doubt he knew who or what a Ronan O'Gara was and was clearly away with the fairies! He was afraid a lay off would give Sexton a chance to cement the 10 shirt with Ireland and so he wanted to play on eventhough he was falling round the place! They snapped him back in though and he got up ajnd played on! He had a clear concussion yet he's off for more seconds later. This will only truely hit the fore when someone is killed! [/QUOTE]
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