Rob Baxter says rugby’s European champions do almost no contact training and that comparing concussion measures today with 20 years ago has “little value”.
Baxter stepped into sport’s dementia debate as his Exeter team prepare to open their Champions Cup defence against Glasgow on Sunday.
A group of former internationals, notably England World Cup winner Steve Thompson, are planning legal action for negligence against the game's authorities.
Thompson says he can no longer remember England’s 2003 triumph due to brain injuries suffered playing the game. Players union boss Damian Hopley responded by saying “training protocols is something we need to address very quickly” as a “big percentage” of injuries occur during training.
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