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Carrick RFC Club Notes – 12/01/2015 Did you know? In a very recent study, titled ‘The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study (CSPPA Study)’, carried out by The Irish Sports Council in conjunction with DCU, UL & UCC, after extensive studies carried out on 10-18 year olds, their final and only one recommendation was; […]
BUCCANEERS 25 SHANNON 7 A late scoring blitz by Buccaneers earned them a bonus point 25-7 victory over Shannon in their Ulster Bank League Division 1B game at Dubarry Park, Athlone. The game between two youthful sides was still in the balance entering the final quarter with the Pirates deservedly 10-0 ahead before the final […]
As the RFU prepares to release figures on the biggest problem in rugby, players’ chief Richard Bryan tells Chris Hewett where progress is being made A new set of carefully audited injury statistics will be published by Twickenham next month and if, as seems likely, there is another increase in concussion rates – perhaps the […]
Neurosurgeon critical of rugby’s ‘excessive aggression’ Broken necks and serious brain injuries don’t result from other school sports – surgeon “As a ‘rugby parent’ I’ve observed the school and club game at close quarters, from both sides of the touchline. What I’ve seen and heard suggests that our thinking on the subject may not be […]