Fabien Galthie confirms that it’s a ‘serious’ knee injury for Antoine Dupont. Also says that France will be citing Tadhg Beirne for the clean out that caused it. It’s a bad one, off his feet and at the lower limbs. #GuinnessM6N x.com/i/status/18983…

Desperate news about Dupont if 9 months out is right. Serious questions to be asked about the circumstances in which the injury happened. Whatever the outcome, remember a young man’s livelihood is now potentially at stake and a large part of his world has just collapsed.

Wishing everybody involved in today’s Head for Change cycle ride in memory of the wonderful Tom Morris all very best wishes. Looking forward to welcoming you all home in Cardiff this afternoon Alix Popham Andrew Watkins Geraint Thomas et al! Go well!!!

Fascinating watching the U20s live in CAP - on the terrace. They all tackle so low as a unit. They're the first generation of 'below-the-sternam' to come through. And it really shows. Super effective.

Great to meet some fantastic people, both riders and supporters, in Cardiff at yesterday’s Head for Change cycle in memory of Tom Morris. Well done all Alix Popham Melanie Bramwell-Popham Progressive Rugby

My article in today’s The New Statesman on why Sam Warburton was profoundly wrong to blame rugby’s ills on so-called “clickbait” media coverage of concussion. If only he knew how hard it has been to convince the media it’s a story worth covering. newstatesman.com/culture/sport/…

Rugby’s dangerous self-delusion - brilliant to have ⁦Sam Peters⁩ writing an evidence-based riposte to Sam Warburton’s recent claims that rugby’s dwindling playing numbers were down to media “scaremongering” and “clickbait” journalism. newstatesman.com/culture/sport/…

Ok. A player chose to react, after the whistle, by launching himself at an opponent. This resulted in a flying headbutt. The bunker review has considered this, in isolation and all on their own, and decided it’s not even a soft 20min red card. Great message guys. Super job.

If rugby wants to be serious about concussion and head injuries, it has to always be a red card if a player is headbutted off the ball - especially while they're lying defenceless on the floor. Needless and dangerous. Ridiculous decision making by the ref. #FRAvSCO #6nations2025

Just watching the France v Scotland game. When did a flying head butt to another player’s head warrant only a yellow card?

The 20-minute red is a pox on the game, but no red of any kind for this is just unacceptable. Rugby’s gone down a dark road on this stuff

The disconnect between rugby’s well intentioned push to reduce head contact and action regarding actual head contact is becoming a chasm. And every time something like this (headbutt) goes unpunished in the pro game, another parent thinks “why would I let my kid play that”?

Still trying to get my head around how refereeing team got this so badly wrong on the night. Subsequent three match ban still feels very light but how on earth was it only deemed yellow at the time? bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…

This is absolutely desperate news.

PLEASE READ AND SHARE 😞😢😡🙏❤️🏉🧠Former France star Chabal says he has 'no memories' of rugby career ⁦World Rugby⁩ france24.com/en/live-news/2…

A very worrying article about one of #rugbys most #abrasive #players #chabal france24.com/en/live-news/2…

If only someone had called him out on this sort of nasty, odious, bullying behaviour in the past… bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…

Nothing to see here apparently…….or that’s what World Rugby would have you believe. Quarter of World Rugby’s test group of ex-players ‘at risk’ of cognitive problems. Not surprising sadly, but again what are they doing about it ! 🏉🧠😢😡 theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr….

Please join me and Alix Popham at the Hay Festival on May 28 as we discuss concussion in sport. hayfestival.com/p-23651-sam-pe…

What we are hearing … absolute respect to Contepomi, cannot have been an easy decision to make.