Comments on: Lipman forced to retire http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/ An independent look at South African rugby Thu, 23 May 2013 01:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: MaraudingJ(MaraudingJ) http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/#comment-2167035 MaraudingJ(MaraudingJ) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:53:29 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/?p=103925#comment-2167035 We’re going to see this more and more often. Concussions are serious business. Similar issues are facing the NHL and NFL here in North America.

]]> By: Stoffel(Stoffel) http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/#comment-2166941 Stoffel(Stoffel) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:53:49 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/?p=103925#comment-2166941 Repeated head knocks are a concern. There was a TV show I watched in Oz that looked at the effect on players. One player interviewed was former Blues and All Blacks scrumhalf Steve Devine. That oke used to get knocked out plenty of times, and he’s now paying for it. Constant headaches that won’t go away, trouble with memory etc, not nice. Not sure if you can watch it outside of Oz, but if you go to abc dot net dot au and search for Steve Devine you can watch the entire programme.

]]> By: bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz) http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/#comment-2166593 bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:53:38 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/?p=103925#comment-2166593 Lippers been an absolute stalwart at the break-downs… fearless but at least now sensible… Rebels will miss him on the training field…

@CoachPete(CoachPete)-4:

Yep you can add Juan Smith to th top of that list too…

As for Schalk… the guy is not human…

]]> By: Sasuke(Sasuke) http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/#comment-2166585 Sasuke(Sasuke) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:47:24 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/?p=103925#comment-2166585 Sad to hear.

]]> By: CoachPete(CoachPete) http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/#comment-2166512 CoachPete(CoachPete) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:53:54 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/?p=103925#comment-2166512 There are a a few star players who are in similar position to Lipman
Barnes is one
Reid also
Skalk has had his fair share
Rathbone to
and others

]]> By: CoachPete(CoachPete) http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/#comment-2166508 CoachPete(CoachPete) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:41:57 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/?p=103925#comment-2166508 @coma(coma)-1:
Hmmmm nice Coming from Coma :)

]]> By: CoachPete(CoachPete) http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/#comment-2166507 CoachPete(CoachPete) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:40:46 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/?p=103925#comment-2166507 Ja this is a problem facing players these days
The have really started to look harder at this problem in the NFL (USA football)
players with RCS (Repeated Concussion Syndrome) are having mental and heath issues
There is not enough rest and medical attention addressed for concussion
Players should not continue if concussed and then sit out 3 or more weeks, even the rest of the season, depending on the severity of the concussion.
The huge importance of the breakdown superiority and the very aggressive tackling and collisions are resulting in more head clashes and concussions.

Yeah and I know it has happens over the years 70s, 80s and 90s but all us ex players have been concussed so many times we just dont remember :)

]]> By: coma(coma) http://keo.co.za/2012/06/27/lipman-forced-to-retire/#comment-2166506 coma(coma) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:35:22 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/?p=103925#comment-2166506 Concussed Dragons!!!

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