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June International Test: South Africa vs. Ireland [1st Test] (11/06/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 802352" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>With Peat on this one.</p><p></p><p>Whether we like it or not, the evidence is pointing that contact sports which involve a lot of collisions with the head is causing irreversible traumatic brain injury in athletes. We need to change the culture in rugby so that players go into collisions with involuntary care towards the opponent's head. The problem isn't that Stander did it deliberately, it's that he didn't think about and adjust his approach in order to avoid the collision with the head.</p><p></p><p>Harsh on Stander, and I don't think anyone is particularly blaming him for anything, but the sport will be better for it in the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 802352, member: 55446"] With Peat on this one. Whether we like it or not, the evidence is pointing that contact sports which involve a lot of collisions with the head is causing irreversible traumatic brain injury in athletes. We need to change the culture in rugby so that players go into collisions with involuntary care towards the opponent's head. The problem isn't that Stander did it deliberately, it's that he didn't think about and adjust his approach in order to avoid the collision with the head. Harsh on Stander, and I don't think anyone is particularly blaming him for anything, but the sport will be better for it in the long run. [/QUOTE]
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