Special: is Rugby safe to play?
In a Ruck Podcast special Owen Slot debates the big questions around safety in the game: is rugby is too dangerous, should my kids be playing rugby, what is tolerable risk, what could be done to make rugby safer, and if you tinker with the gam...
An episode of the The Ruck podcast, hosted by The Times, titled "Special: is Rugby safe to play?" was published on September 10, 2018 and runs 45 minutes.
September 10, 2018 ·45m · The Ruck
Summary
In a Ruck Podcast special Owen Slot debates the big questions around safety in the game: is rugby is too dangerous, should my kids be playing rugby, what is tolerable risk, what could be done to make rugby safer, and if you tinker with the game, could you destroy it?He's joined on the panel by Alistair Hargreaves, former Saracens player who retired early after a string of concussions, Sam Peters, Sunday Times journalist, who has continually highlighted the dangers of concussion in rugby and Ross Tucker, sports scientist and consultant to World Rugby & RFU on this subject. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
In a Ruck Podcast special Owen Slot debates the big questions around safety in the game: is rugby is too dangerous, should my kids be playing rugby, what is tolerable risk, what could be done to make rugby safer, and if you tinker with the game, could you destroy it?
He's joined on the panel by Alistair Hargreaves, former Saracens player who retired early after a string of concussions, Sam Peters, Sunday Times journalist, who has continually highlighted the dangers of concussion in rugby and Ross Tucker, sports scientist and consultant to World Rugby & RFU on this subject.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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