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 […]
AIG TACKLES RUGBY SAFETY WITH NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE American International Group (NYSE: AIG), the Official Insurance Partner of New Zealand Rugby, announced today that it has pledged USD$50,000 to help improve rugby safety with the launch of a new global awards program, the AIG Rugby Safety Awards. The awards program, which launches Wednesday 20 August […]
Wishing Stuart Olding and all last years injured players a very speedy recovery, they’ll hopefully be back playing the sport they love as soon as possible. The IRFU and Ulster Rugby will host a SAFE Rugby Level 2 at Ravenhill on Saturday 25th January 2014. This one-day rugby-specific, emergency pitchside care course is designed for […]