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Ahead of Connacht’s opening PRO12 game at home to Newport Gwent Dragons on Friday, the medical team provided the following update. Api Pewhairangi Api Pewhairangi injured his knee in the pre-season game away to Castres earlier this month and it has been confirmed as a partial rupture of the ACL. The 23-year-old is expected to […]
Ireland Team Medical Bulletin For immediate release: Monday 16 February 2015 Issue on behalf of Irish Rugby Football Union The medical team for the Ireland National Rugby team have released the following update: Jamie Heaslip Scans have revealed fractures of the transverse process of three vertebrae in Jamie’s back. Although this injury causes a good […]
Pic credit inpho.ie see more at :- twitter.com/Inphosports/media The medical team for the Ireland National Rugby Team, in consultation with the Ulster Rugby medical team, have released the following update on Chris Henry: CHRIS HENRY Chris is recovering from a procedure yesterday to repair a defect in his heart wall. This was found […]
Player Welfare Standards Set for RWC 2015 at Medical Commission Conference Player Welfare standards agreed for RWC 2015 Unions supportive of concussion protocols Report to look at Game Load management for elite playersThe sixth annual World Rugby Medical Commission Conference has seen experts agree minimum medical standards that will be implemented at Rugby World Cup […]
The medical team for the Ireland National Rugby Team have released the following update on players entering Ireland Camp with existing complaints. James Cronin James has not joined up with the national squad as he awaits specialist feedback on an ankle injury sustained at the weekend. Gordon Darcy Gordon has been assessed and will be […]
The IRFU’s Head of Medical Services Dr Rod McLoughlin presented the work being done on concussion education in rugby to the Joint Committee on Health and Children today at government buildings and made a number of recommendations to advance concussion management in sport. Concussion education and management sits at the very top of the IRFU’s […]
