RUGBY MATTERS - Brendan Gallagher

Newcastle's Carl Fearns has been at the sharp end of professional rugby for nearly 14 years and has never taken a backward step so it was interesting last weekend to read him tweeting about ball carriers leading recklessly with their head when going into contact. i.e. he was warning against it!
This is the part of the injury equation that rarely gets mentioned. Rugby was designed to be a running, passing and kicking game with players seeking space and avoiding contact if possible. Of course that has changed but the laws and their new interpretations someti...