this is you writing to simon kemp.at a properly qualified "and recognised neurological specialist has been replaced "by, quote, �*independent and competent physician'," and you wrote, "i don't think we can do this." idid. and i told him that in committee and in writing, and i wasn't getting anywhere. there was always a feeling in me that we were, we were doing wrong. in 2012, a new rule was trialled on players at the junior world cup. as before, clearly concussed players were supposed to be removed from the game, but those with suspected cases of concussion were given a standardised five—minute assessment to see if they, too, would have to be taken off. world rugby said this would add an extra layer of protection but, for barry, it was the final straw. then they brought in this head injury assessment where you would get a player with a head injury, having a 5—minute assessment and i thought, "i cannot have my name associated with this." and that was when i resigned. the effects may take ten, 15, half an hour. it doesn'

well, simon kemp's a sports doctor who was the england team doctor at 2003 world cup and 2007 world cupthe rfu and i would say is one of the most, if not the most influential voice on concussion in sport and return—to—play protocols. and paul mccrory? paul mccrory was and is an australian sports doctor. he was one of the driving forces behind the concussion in sport group. the rfu and other major governing bodies in rugby and other sports essentially relied on the concussion in sport group, and it was constantly telling people that there were no proven causal links between repetitive head injuries and long—term neurodegenerative problems. the concussion in sport group says it provides guidance on the latest research. it's made up of voluntary members. most of them also work with the governing bodies of contact sports worldwide. its chairman, paul mccrory, was forced to resign in 2022 after being discredited for copying other people's work. what's been evidenced now is that a lot of his work wasn't fit for purpose, and i wasn't surprised when mccrory was exposed as a plagiarist a couple