Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:16 pm  

I'm not a doctor, but I'm going to take a punt here and suggest that 'recurrent concussion symptoms' are fairly consistent with a heavy blow to the head. Something like, say, being punched in the head whilst out cold on the floor by a rugby league player.

I'm guessing a certain Wigan player might not be sleeping well tonight.

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:18 pm  

Not the last we hear of this then....

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:20 pm  

Opens the door for him to make a legal case against whoever caused the condition.

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:20 pm  

Top guy, met him at the roses 20/20 match last year. A real shame his grand final ended like it did and a bigger shame his career has too. Good player, never seemed to quite settle at Saints but he was always capable of quality.

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:20 pm  

This could get ugly.

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:24 pm  

I'd expect it to have more to do with recurrent blows to the head, as with Shontayne Hape, than any single incident. If shit is hitting fan, it's possibly wider than that particular event at last year's grand final.

I'd expect it to have more to do with recurrent blows to the head, as with Shontayne Hape, than any single incident. If shit is hitting fan, it's possibly wider than that particular event at last year's grand final.

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:30 pm  

...ugly for the sport.

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:54 pm  

Good luck to Lance and hopefully everything goes well for him.

One guy I've worried about is Rob Burrow. He's been knocked out quite a few times and played on. After this they might tighten up the concussion rulings even tighter.

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Thu Apr 30, 2015 5:49 am  

Jimbo_Returns wrote:

Good luck to Lance and hopefully everything goes well for him.

One guy I've worried about is Rob Burrow. He's been knocked out quite a few times and played on. After this they might tighten up the concussion rulings even tighter.

Luke robinson too. Playing at hooker in the middle of the park in their later careers won't have done them any favours either.

Re: Lance Hohaia retires : Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:33 am  

Saracens RU had some players wearing impact monitors to assess concussive injuries, but it was part of a study so, results yet to be released.

The problem is - if there is a proven link between rugby (of either code) and brain injury, then how does the game change/adapt to reduce risk?