we spoke to the welsh rugby union.ed to take the responsibility out of players' hands, as well, because on numerous occasions they won't report concussion. so stakeholders such as referees, as i mentioned before, coaches, pitch—side practitioners, first aiders, etc, need to be given that responsibility, as well. a reassuring message. but did it hit home? a few years ago, academics here at cardiff metropolitan university carried out a couple of studies to find outjust how much players, coaches, referees and medics knew about concussion. you have to say, the results were startling. at the elite level, over 60% of referees and coaches incorrectly believed that headgear and mouth guards could prevent concussion. most worryingly, in professional rugby, 80% of medical staff said they'd felt under pressure to give the all—clear to a concussed player. one of those behind the research was the wru's prav matheema. if 80% of medical staff are saying they're feeling under pressure, then that isn't an ideal situation at all, is it?

popham and a small group of former players announced they were suing world rugby, the rfu and the welsh rugby unionieves this is just the beginning. well, based on everything we've seen to date, based on what our experts have read, we believe up to 50% of the rugby—playing community could be impacted by some kind of neurological impairment. that's not to say that everybody would end up with dementia or a disease at the extreme end of the spectrum. but it can be things like short—term post concussion syndrome, epilepsy and so on. 50% of the rugby—playing community? potentially up to that amount. i mean, we believe this is an epidemic, ultimately. the scale and cause of the problem is hotly debated throughout rugby. former internationaljamie roberts wants better understanding of a problem that could be an issue for many players. it's very kind of sad to hear their stories and, look, i've spoken to alix, erm... ..and it makes me a bit worried, there's no doubt about that. you know, this causation piece is huge for the game. if you could turn round and say, "right, rugby causes "this," you know, 100%,

welsh wing. the youngest to be called up on the day for over 50 years or something. 50 years or something. let's get more on the lions squad from our rugby unionenue where the lion squad to talk where he was named a few hours ago. on the banks of the thames back in 2009 i'm sure all the memories have come flooding back today. but a squad full of surprises named.— back today. but a squad full of surprises named. yeah, i'll tell you what. for surprises named. yeah, i'll tell you what- for the _ surprises named. yeah, i'll tell you what. for the last _ surprises named. yeah, i'll tell you what. for the last week _ surprises named. yeah, i'll tell you what. for the last week i've - surprises named. yeah, i'll tell you what. for the last week i've been i what. for the last week i've been realty— what. for the last week i've been really excited. slightly different emotion this brown is a punter and as a obviouslyjust excited to be here _ as a obviouslyjust excited to be here to — as a obviouslyjust excited to be here to put some faces to the speculation with everyone try to do. gallons _ speculation with everyone try to do. gallons from his first su