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BBC : Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:49 pm  
Not directly related to RL but directly related to RL fans' rantings about the unfair treatment RL gets. Well after a positive start to the RUWC from an RU fans perspective, Panorama did a hatchet job on the dangers of RU and in particular tackling. They didn't mention RL at all (which they could easily have blamed as the source of all their ills).
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Re: BBC : Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:59 pm  
I know a couple people involved with the American Football team featured in part of it, and they said it was originally a production for BBC Scotland Investigates, which is probably why there was little RL mention, as they don't have any professional teams up there.
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Re: BBC : Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:20 pm  
Well it came up as a story in the press some month's back, didn't it?
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Re: BBC : Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:01 am  
I do somtimes wonder what the beeb is up to? having a go at union at the start of a major competition, they did the same with football in the run up to the world cup vote & suprise suprise we go no votes. Maybe it is because they dont havethe broadcast rights.
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Re: BBC : Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:05 am  
I saw that, expecting there to be some mention of RL; the issues were broadly the same, but the code wasn't mentioned at all.

I thought Bill Beaumont's absolute refusal to acknowledge the issue was quite telling - juxtaposed with all the ballyhoo about the RUWC, it was quite jarring; it did feel rather like an attempt to pi$$ on someone's cornflakes.
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Re: BBC : Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:29 am  
Been running a topical story when that sport is most in the news. What's the confusion?

Out of interest did they say that your more at risk dying from a bee sting whilst out on a walk in the countryside than on a sports field playing either code of rugby?
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Re: BBC : Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:58 am  
JB Down Under wrote:
Been running a topical story when that sport is most in the news. What's the confusion?

Out of interest did they say that your more at risk dying from a bee sting whilst out on a walk in the countryside than on a sports field playing either code of rugby?


I don't suppose risk of death is the only thing that players need to be protected from though; the long term effects of repeated concussion can be life-changing, and could see the governing body of either code in hot water if they can't be seen to have done everything reasonably practicable to remove or mitigate that risk.

I imagine it's only a matter of time before one or more players of either code bring some form of action against the governing body; hasn't that already happened in the NFL?
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Re: BBC : Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:58 am  
bren2k wrote:
I saw that, expecting there to be some mention of RL; the issues were broadly the same, but the code wasn't mentioned at all.

I thought Bill Beaumont's absolute refusal to acknowledge the issue was quite telling - juxtaposed with all the ballyhoo about the RUWC, it was quite jarring; it did feel rather like an attempt to pi$$ on someone's cornflakes.
Bill Beaumont. Did he say he's not affected at all by head injuries? If so, there must be some other explanation for the fact that I came across him at Schipol airport about 20 years ago with the woman on the KLM ticket desk having to explain to him that he wasn't in the right place to check in for his flight.
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Re: BBC : Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:05 pm  
There was reference to a former Australian rugby player - but no mention of which sport. Yes, the NFL has had claims from ex-players. So, yes, the RFL / NRL may need to rethink the rules too. Tag rugby?
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Re: BBC : Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:08 pm  
Also, yes I guess the BBC was miffed about not getting the rights given the timing. I was surprised RL wasn't blamed - there was an article written in the press by a woman a few months back who if I recall said she was / would not be keen to let her son play as the game (RU) was getting too physical and then seemed to blame it all on Sam Burgess a human battering ram brought in from RL!
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