Dangerous games: brain injuries in sports

Dangerous games: brain injuries in sports

By Marc Wilson In Psychology

When did I realise I was never going to be an All Black? When Josh Kronfeld retired (he and I are the same age). The fact that I didn’t really play rugby is irrelevant.

The closest I have been to an All Black was at Eden Park a few years ago, when I found myself standing next to Steve Devine at a urinal. He will have no reason to remember this. Devine represented both Auckland and New Zealand, and retired from rugby because of the well-publicised effects of several serious head injuries.

Such knocks can happen in most sports, and not just obvious contact sports such as skiing, equestrian, ...

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