Previous research by Stewart found that professional footballers were 3½ times more likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases than the general population, compared with the 2.5 figure for rugby players, although he maintained he was “not convinced” that there was much of a difference between the sports.
More pressingly, in improving the safety of the sport, rugby needs to intensify its efforts to reduce the amount of head injuries and improve treatment of concussion. World Rugby has sought to make the game safer with its campaign to outlaw high tackles. The study conducted by World Rugby’s Ross Tucker and others into a video library of 611 events which led to HIAs between 2013 and 2015 concluded that 72% of the head injuries in tackles were sustained by the tackler.
Ryan didn’t play again for eight weeks and Ringrose’s tour was ended. Yet the debate in New Zealand, among such luminaries as John Kirwan and Jeff Wilson, was depressing. Collins recently visited Ireland to speak at a seminar in UCD and said: “We met with many universities and sporting organisations, and the advances are being shared and the access to treatment is occurring in Ireland, and I’m very excited to see those advances happen. I think your country is well prepared and is in a good spot in terms of helping to treat this injury. More needs to be done but advances are occurring for sure.
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