Ski patrol dogs in their goggles …

Given he got 2 bans from incidents in one match of the 6 Nations (which ran concurrently), how is he eligible for any mitigation whatsoever? Surely this is a case of adding to the ban because lessons clearly haven’t been learnt!

She’s not wrong - hard work from the squad to get some impressive results.

All of the rhetoric from Super Rugby about longer disciplinary sanctions to justify 20 minute red cards and then their judiciary system comes up with this …

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Oh, and apparently, three weeks for throwing the head at a player is just unspeakably tough so best drop it to two.

You will recall that SANZAAR unions are the ones claiming that there should be twenty minute red cards because they’ll absolutely give longer off-field bans.

He could have got a 50% off in mitigation so ‘only’ 40% is quite something. As for his team mate, I cannot remember a sanction being reduced by more than 50%.

We were reminded again at World Rugby’s Player Welfare Symposium 2024 today that a collision warranting a 🟥 is 272 TIMES more likely to cause concussion than a legal tackle.

Why are we entertaining the idea of a 20-minute 🟥 again❓

It’s 500 days until Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 kicks off. It’s going to be epic. So much excitement around the host nation & beyond. A privilege to be at North Bristol RFC for a superb Impact ‘25 launch.

That could come as a bit of a shock to some …

Re the 2028 Club World Cup … wonder how the players unions feel about this with regards to player welfare.

Absolutely superb!

I totally agree Brian Moore and having been saying this for years along with Progressive Rugby
The game would be safer for the players if they ban non-injury replacements and focus on fitness and skills over size

Interesting light today …

A tough watch 😢

“I didn’t know I was leading my little boy to an early death.” John Guyton.

Billy Guyton

👦Began rugby age 4
🏉Māori All Black
🤕17 recorded concussions
😢Died aged 33
🧠Stage 2 CTE discovered

We need to better protect players NOW.

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My column on the William Wragg spear-phishing scandal

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Absolutely superb!

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One of the nicest guys in rugby - hope he has an amazing retirement.