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Rugby union

22 December 2020
  • hlcarpenter.com picture essay Fire, fury and defiance: a year of disrupted sport unlike any other – in pictures

    Liverpool winning the Premier League, the death of Kobe Bryant, Lewis Hamilton’s black power salute, the dejection of Lionel Messi, the agility of Ewa Pajor, Rafael Nadal’s triumph in Paris, teeming crowds at the Cheltenham Festival as the coronavirus spreads: the photographs that tell the story of sport in 2020.
    Published: 3:00 AM
    Fire, fury and defiance: a year of disrupted sport unlike any other – in pictures
21 December 2020
  • Over a fifth of elite rugby union players in England had concussions in 2018-19

    The delayed Professional Injury Surveillance Project report finds the average lay-off was more than three weeks and 38 of 168 concussions occurred during training
    Published: 1:22 PM
    Over a fifth of elite rugby union players in England had concussions in 2018-19
  • Saracens will start life in new-look Championship on 6 March

    Published: 10:51 AM
    Saracens will start life in new-look Championship on 6 March
  • My 2021 wishlist for rugby: Lions success and action on head injuries

    Published: 3:00 AM
    My 2021 wishlist for rugby: Lions success and action on head injuries
20 December 2020
  • Rampant Racing 92 brush aside Harlequins in Champions Cup rout

    Harlequins’ Champions Cup hopes were ended after the Premiership side were thrashed 49-7 at home by Racing 92
    Published: 1:47 PM
    Rampant Racing 92 brush aside Harlequins in Champions Cup rout
19 December 2020
  • Alex Dombrandt wants Harlequins' home fires burning against Racing 92

    Captain keen to buck trend of Stoop defeats with spirited but disciplined performance against French side in Champions Cup
    Published: 5:00 PM
    Alex Dombrandt wants Harlequins' home fires burning against Racing 92
  • George Barton's last-gasp try sees Gloucester triumph over Ulster

    Published: 1:37 PM
    George Barton's last-gasp try sees Gloucester triumph over Ulster
  • Leinster shrug off injuries to claim bonus against Northampton

    Published: 10:19 AM
    Leinster shrug off injuries to claim bonus against Northampton
18 December 2020
  • Wasps beat 14-man Montpellier, Toulon refuse to play Scarlets over Covid-19

    Wasps earn a 33-14 bonus point win against Montpellier in the Champions Cup with Alfie Barbeary scoring twice after Henry Immelman’s early red card
    Published: 5:08 PM
    Wasps beat 14-man Montpellier, Toulon refuse to play Scarlets over Covid-19
  • England World Cup winner Katy Daley-Mclean retires from international rugby

    Published: 7:23 AM
    England World Cup winner Katy Daley-Mclean retires from international rugby
  • All Blacks captain Sam Cane says he worries about concussion health risks

    Published: 12:16 AM
    All Blacks captain Sam Cane says he worries about concussion health risks
17 December 2020
  • Rugby union and dementia – a special report 'A side of me is lost for ever': two more rugby players on their brain injuries

    Adam Hughes and Neil Spence are the latest former players to be named in the legal action against rugby union authorities
    Published: 2:39 PM
    'A side of me is lost for ever': two more rugby players on their brain injuries
  • Rugby union and dementia – a special report Two more named in players' dementia action against rugby authorities

    Published: 12:30 PM
    Two more named in players' dementia action against rugby authorities
  • The Breakdown Rugby union needs to be about spontaneity again and not obedience

    Published: 6:30 AM
    Rugby union needs to be about spontaneity again and not obedience
16 December 2020
  • Sportblog Australian rules football cases show players' head trauma is a global issue

    Andy Bull
    Peter Jess represents a group of 135 former VFL and AFL players diagnosed with long-term neurological problems – ‘the most catastrophic events are the behavioural and mood issues’
    Published: 3:00 PM
    Published: 3:00 PM
    Australian rules football cases show players' head trauma is a global issue
  • Exeter defence of Champions Cup in serious doubt after Covid outbreak

    Published: 12:46 PM
    Exeter defence of Champions Cup in serious doubt after Covid outbreak
  • Rugby union and dementia – a special report Kearnan Myall: 'Being concussed is not the issue. It’s the repeated hits'

    Published: 3:00 AM
    Kearnan Myall: 'Being concussed is not the issue. It’s the repeated hits'
15 December 2020
  • Today in Focus Rugby's dementia crisis

    In 2003 Steve Thompson helped England win the World Cup, playing a part in one of the most memorable endings to a match. Now aged 43, he finds he has no memory of the match at all – and has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. Andy Bull describes how a group of former stars are launching legal proceedings against the sport’s governing bodies
    Podcast
    Published: 10:00 PM
    Rugby's dementia crisis
  • Eddie Jones's advisory role in Japan 'no conflict' with England duties, says RFU

    Published: 1:46 PM
    Eddie Jones's advisory role in Japan 'no conflict' with England duties, says RFU
  • Danny Cipriani makes abrupt exit from Gloucester as Adam Hastings arrives

    Published: 9:46 AM
    Danny Cipriani makes abrupt exit from Gloucester as Adam Hastings arrives
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