'Concerning' Irish research finds one in three school rugby players would play on with concussion The study also found a lack of a lack of knowledge about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – a progressive brain disease linked to repeated concussion.

A third of Irish rugby players would continue to play with a #concussion, study says. Someone needs to remind them about #BenRobinson, a young Irish rugby player who died of #secondimpactsyndrome in 2011. #braininjury #braintrauma www.thejournal.ie/ucc-study-ex...

Teen dies after controversial tackle game - Expert Reaction A teenager has died after suffering a head injury while playing a private "run it straight-style" tackle game in Palmerston North. It follows on from official RUNIT events taking place in Auckland las...

Another teenager tragically dies after multiple #braininjuries without enough recovery time in between. #secondimpactsyndrome has killed teens in Canada, the US, Ireland, and now New Zealand. It's an entirely preventable #concussion tragedy. www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/05/27/t...