There seems to be a misconception that it has to be head contact contact. If a fella makes contact with you around the lower part of your body and jolts you hard enough this can cause concussion.
Yes as I understand it most of the damage is caused by routine collisions where your body is suddenly stopped and you brain is jolted against the back of your skull.
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There is a huge amount of study on it, so I think they have a fair idea. I thinks its more a case that sports organisations dont want to accept the findings as it pretty much ends all sport
Sport is over, the Coronavirus thread is where itās at.
A got a nasty concussion once playing soccer. Wasnāt pleasant at all, spent the evening getting sick.
Apparently most of the brain damage in a boxing knockout is done by the unguarded fall rather than the punch **
**Iām not entirely sure I believe this.
I was involved in a brawl with East Wall United years ago(started by a forum member who loved starting fights on pitches since he took up rugby in his teens). I was trying to break up a couple of lads when I saw their line charging on. One of their lads had a football boot in his hand, leapt in the air and clattered me over the head with it. There was a piercing sound inside my head. Itās from this incident that I understand the true meaning of the term āheās had his bell rungā. Another lad who loved fighting (also a rubby man coincidentally) became the focal point of the brawl. He spent the night in Beaumont vomiting. Great days really.
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Disgusting attitude. Heās dangerous
Interesting story, it sounds like a bit if an old wives tale, in that Iām not sure how they could test that empirically. Iām reminded of Kim Duk-Koo however, who died after Ray Mancini sent him through the ropes. More ropes were added after that fight. But maybe theyāre exaggerating the importance of the ropes to make it look like theyāre doing a lot.
They call it a ācontre coupā injury iirc, just as fagan describes.
Ah you canāt bate them (literally perhaps).
Thereās a club in west Limerick that had a high wall all the way around the pitch and a fairly intimidating sideline.
I remember a row breaking out at full time one day in an youths game. Myself and a few others piled in, only to glance at the other end of the field and there was most of our team heading into the dressing room with no interest in helping out.
The unofficial linesman gave one of our lads a right bating with the flag 
Ray Boom Boom Mancini
Poor tackle technique works both ways and causes concussion both ways
Kids are coached to tackle very simply. Keep your eyes open and your chin up and your cheek to the thigh or arse of fella your tackling. The focus is on stopping a player, and the safety of both. There is no major whiplash outcome in those type of tackles
Where fellas are coached to target the ball or target the chest and above that is poor technique and fails one of the primary tests i.e. Is it safe for both parties
Bojo Dan.
If you go smart and use latin, make sure to spell it correctly.
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Sorry pal I only went to a tech
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You already warned me about that.
From my school days it always appeared that rugby attracted those who were shit at other sports or just loved a good row.
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Highly unlikely I would say. He discussed the issue on Newstalk last night and there was no indication he was involved in this.
I think I heard that its just British players involved at the moment but that some Irish players have been approached for a potential future case