shane williams became wales top try scorer, a lion and one of the best ever to have played on the wing, but he also took his fair share of big tackles and head impacts, most notably the one sustained against bakkies botha of south africa in 2006. it just totally wiped me out. i knocked the ball on and south africa scored on the other side of the field, apparently. the funny thing is i don t remember that. it probably wasn t until after the game i felt a bit groggy and sick that i realised that something was wrong. a new study, seen exclusively by the bbc, by the university of south wales and published in tomorrow s edition of experimental physiology is believed to be one of the first that s followed a professional rugby team that plays in the united rugby championship over the course of one season, testing players in pre , mid and post season. the players recorded just six concussions between them.
a decline in both blood flow to the brain and cognitive function. reserarchers at the university of south wales followed a team testing players preseason, mid season and post season. the sport s governing body, world rugby, has welcomed the findings and has doubled its investment into concussion research. tomos morgan reports. commentator: shane| williams in broken play. there is a big step off the left. and there s the crushing south africa tackle. - that was one of the biggest hits i ve ever taken, really, i think. shane williams became wales s top try scorer, a lion, and one of the best ever to have played on the wing. but he also took his fair share of big tackles and hit impacts, most notably the one sustained against south africa s bakkies botha in 2004. it just totally wiped me out. i knocked the ball on and south africa scored on the other side of the field, apparently. the funny thing was, i don t remember that. it wasn t until after the game, i felt a bit groggy, i felt a b
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