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Beyond 80 - Knocked - Documentary
By RugbyPass
In a new RugbyPass series, ‘Beyond 80’ takes an unflinching look at the reality of concussion in rugby. ‘Knocked’ sees a cast of players, referees, medical experts and stakeholders from the sport, give a unique insight into the condition and what’s being done to raise awareness in the game.
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Filmed across Europe over a four-month period, Knocked features several former and current internationals including Jamie Cudmore (Canada), Sam Underhill & Kat Merchant (England) Kevin McLaughlin & Lynne Cantwell (Ireland), Adam Hughes & Ben John (Wales) and Dan Leo (Samoa), who discuss their experiences with concussion.
Knocked also features interviews with RFU Medical Services Director Dr. Simon Kemp and neuropathologist Professor Michael Farrell, as well as lawyer Tim O’Connor and journalist Sam Peters.
The world’s top referee Nigel Owens adds his thoughts to the debate, while concussion awareness advocate Peter Robinson speaks about the deadly effects of concussion and the need to drip feed constant information to the public to avoid more tragedies.
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Next weekend is the de facto championship match. Ireland vs France. Shame it's happening round 2 rather than 4 or 5 but it is what it is. I think this is Ireland's to lose.
Go to commentsAsking the TMO for a compelling reason to overturn the on-field decision should be universal for all TMO involvements, and reinforced by the ref on every referral. TMO questions like "try or no try" should be phased out. Let's move to the idea of good and bad judgement, from the idea of right and wrong decisions. The TMO is there to help in cases where footage provides a compelling and rapid improvement to the refs assessment.
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