Head of player welfare and performance in International Rugby Players’ association whether it’s a red card or a 20-minute red card you are still going to have the same number of concussions and head impact events
Head of player welfare association says whether it’s a red card or a 20-minute red card you are still going to have the same number of concussions and head impact events
“Whether it’s a red card or a 20-minute red card,” he says, “you’re still going to have the same number of concussions and head impact events and injuries, so really this issue should be decided on the fan appeal and head injuries in the game, not player welfare.
A bit like never crossing the road if you want to avoid being hit by a car, isn’t the logical extension of this just not to play at all? “I understand that but whether it’s a 20-minute red card or full red card the player is still sent off for the whole game. There is no way that their behaviour changes. There is still a very strict sanction for foul play, as there should be.
Sam Cane of New Zealand going off after receiving a yellow card which later became a red card during the World Cup final at Stade de France, Paris, on October 28th, 2023. Photograph: Julian Finney - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images “That’s a red card. I still look at that, even as Kiwi, and I tell all my Kiwi mates that’s a red card. But it’s a harsh red card. I would like to have seen, for the sake of that game, him go off for the rest of game; still harsh but that’s the game we play, and the team gets a replacement after 20 minutes.
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