
The Concussion Debate: Can Playing Contact Sports Cause Brain Damage?
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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Is There a Brotherhood in Rugby?
The rugby community is tight. Part of the thing that binds them is the physical nature of the game. It's a close-knit community because you are in this physical battle. And so there are benefits, physical, emotional, and spiritual to some people. So it seems to me that there are levers that we could access in the early years post retirement to try and help people reduce this risk. But until that's known, you can't quantify that. Understanding and quantifying your response is actually quite important for all sports.
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