In the second episode of our two-part special on the history of rugby union and concussion, we take a look how attitudes changed with the coming of professionalism in the 1990s.
For a sport that came into the world with deep links to the medical profession, the 21st century saw it abandon its past in favour of new relationships with sports scientists – and it would be the players who lost out.
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Source: Rugby League Podcasting Network
185. Rugby’s Concussion Crisis: A Short History (part two)
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