a revered venue for rugby training in Japan, attended by teams from all over the country. Subjects were 178 high school rugby players who were diagnosed with concussion within 2 hours of injury.

Objective To assess the efficacy of a training programme to enhance neck function and lower match concussion injury risk in rugby union players. Design Repeated-measures intervention with control.

As the rugby ... mild concussions to serious brain injuries. Safer playing practices and preventative strategies can help reduce these risks. Dr Viljoen stresses the importance of training ...

Rugby star Sébastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his ...