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Ayton1keith wrote:Well who would have thought, Edinburgh cast off Piers Francis heading off to RWC 2019 with England
joe soap wrote:Ayton1keith wrote:Well who would have thought, Edinburgh cast off Piers Francis heading off to RWC 2019 with England
didn't see that coming - at least until recently, he has been in and around the squad for a while now.
he was a good player here in a SteveWalsh team, lambasted for not being a 90% goal kicker rather than watching the player playing rugby behind a bumblingly slow pack and poor scrumhalfs
robdinsdale wrote:joe soap wrote:Ayton1keith wrote:Well who would have thought, Edinburgh cast off Piers Francis heading off to RWC 2019 with England
didn't see that coming - at least until recently, he has been in and around the squad for a while now.
he was a good player here in a SteveWalsh team, lambasted for not being a 90% goal kicker rather than watching the player playing rugby behind a bumblingly slow pack and poor scrumhalfs
His kicking was legitimately woeful though, and then he seemed to lose confidence in his general play as well. He would probably have done alright if he'd come here and played centre instead of being parachuted in partway through the season as the fly-half of a shambolic team.
The Feral Goat wrote:Denton has retired with concussion issues.
Tichtheid wrote:Obviously it’s the right decision, but a sad one for rugby fans.
I have daughters and they don’t play rugby, but recently I’ve been wondering how happy I’d be about any sons of mine playing, especially at the pro level.
bignose wrote:Tichtheid wrote:Obviously it’s the right decision, but a sad one for rugby fans.
I have daughters and they don’t play rugby, but recently I’ve been wondering how happy I’d be about any sons of mine playing, especially at the pro level.
This isn't a gender-specific issue, although the men get paid to take the risks whereas the women don't.
Tichtheid wrote:Contrary to what I thought, concussion is more prevalent per 1000 match hours at the lower levels compared to the elite
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25138311
Frenchy wrote:Sad news that Denton's playing career is over. Hope he does well in whatever he does next.
Tichtheid wrote:bignose wrote:Tichtheid wrote:Obviously it’s the right decision, but a sad one for rugby fans.
I have daughters and they don’t play rugby, but recently I’ve been wondering how happy I’d be about any sons of mine playing, especially at the pro level.
This isn't a gender-specific issue, although the men get paid to take the risks whereas the women don't.
Apologies, it wasn't my intention to suggest that concussion is gender-specific, more that I'd be uncomfortable with any child of mine playing the game now.
According to a report I just read, concussions are more than 8 times more likely in the men's game compared to the women's.
Contrary to what I thought, concussion is more prevalent per 1000 match hours at the lower levels compared to the elite
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25138311
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