![]() ![]() “We remain unwavering in our commitment to reduce the risk of head trauma, which is one of the dementia risk factors highlighted in the new video. “We would be happy to discuss our approach with Adam and it’s great to hear that he supports the brain health clinic concept. “By providing accessible video resources and high-quality care through the establishment of brain health clinics around the world we can, as a sport, better support current and former players, both mentally and physically. “This important brain health initiative is a collaboration including professors Willie Stewart and Craig Ritchie, Doctor Fiona Wilson and Brain Health Scotland. Our recently launched six-point player welfare strategy is underpinned by an ambition to make rugby the most progressive sport in the world on player welfare, and education is at the heart of that plan. “They might have released it in the best interests, but it came across in completely the wrong way just almost like ‘yes, we’ll look after you, but the reasons why you’re struggling is not necessarily our fault’.Ī World Rugby spokesperson responded, saying: “We care deeply about every member of the rugby family. ![]() “Everyone that I know in this case has said ‘everyone I know of is fit and active (and) hasn’t got any sort of alcohol problems’ and the only common factor across the whole board is that we all played rugby and we all had our heads knocked around an awful lot. “You’re talking about alcoholics, diet, not keeping fit and active. “The disappointing thing was it was linked to this video, which basically says ‘look, there’s 12 reasons why any current or former player can be suffering from brain health, only one of which is actually getting your head knocked around playing rugby’,” Hughes told the Scrum V podcast. The initiative, which was discussed in this week’s Loose Pass, was launched in an attempt “to make rugby the most progressive sport in the world on player welfare”, but Hughes believes it is undermined by the video. World Rugby have recently set up clinics for ex-players with advice on brain health, something Hughes called a “good thing”, but the accompanying video has been slated. World Rugby have been criticised for releasing a video which some believe is at odds with their commitment to tackling brain injuries in the sport.įormer Dragons, Exeter and Bristol centre Adam Hughes, who has joined a lawsuit against the game’s governing bodies, described it as “patronising.” ![]()
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