Tv money, sponsorship, and ticket sales. It s not quite the same for the amateur game, which coach steve played from 1989 onwards. Tell me about your career and where you played? you played? bristol is probably the highest you played? bristol is probably the highest level you played? bristol is probably the highest level i you played? bristol is probably the highest level i played you played? bristol is probably the highest level i played at, i the highest level i played at, really. I havejust been unfortunate to have a few injuries that have worried me for three years or so. Injuries that have worried me for three years or so. What did ou first for three years or so. What did you first notice? for three years or so. What did you first notice? family for three years or so. What did l you first notice? family names, i would forget. you first notice? family names, i would forget. You you first notice? family names, i would forget. You know, you first notice? family names, i w
Times a week sometimes, you know, because you just lost your balance. Couldn t explain it. Go to the doctors about it, explain to them, you know, can t find anything wrong with you. Does that scare you? it did. It does. You know, i don t know what to do. Steve had a car accident years ago and hit his head, but thinks his symptoms are down to repeated hits playing rugby. You know, the scrummaging was a hit. The contacts in the rucks and mauls were the same. Very hard. But you don t realise probably until the latter parts of where we are now that they were significant, you know, to possible brain trauma. You re suffering now, the fact that you think it is linked to your rugby playing years ago, how is it you re still involved in the sport? how is it you re still coaching? i want them to know that what s happening to me, you know, we can try and prevent that or reduce the possibility of that by making sure that they re going to be safe on the rugby pitch, whether they re training or wheth
Cup was broadcast to more than 800 million across the globe, a lucrative business fuelled by tv money, sponsorship and ticket sales. It s not quite the same for the amateur game, which devizes coach steve played from 1989 onwards. Tell me about your career, steve, and where you played. Bristol was probably the highest level i played at really, and some england trials as well. I ve just been unfortunate to have a few injuries that have worried me, you know, through the years or so. What did you first notice? family names, i would forget. You know, i d be like. . . Oh, you know. And the more i think about it, the more frustrated i get. Fall about three, four times a week sometimes, you know, because you just lost your balance. Couldn t explain it. Go to the doctors about it, explain to them you know, can t find anything wrong with you. Does that scare you? it did. It does. You know, i don t know what to do. Steve had a car accident years ago and hit his head, but thinks his symptoms are
East coming up at ten oclock. Now on bbc one, lets get the news wherever you are this evening from our colleagues. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im olly foster. Its another european night at stjames park. Can Newcastle United stay top of their Champions League group . Two centurions for england and wales say they are retiring from International Rugby union. Its just fitting. It feels right. Itsjust fitting. It feels right. I feel so privileged to be able to play and walk away my terms. And records tumble at the Cricket World Cup as australia keep themselves in the chase for the semifinals. Hello there, welcome along. Its another busy night in the Champions League. There were wins for Manchester United and arsenal last night. Well see how Newcastle United, Manchester City and celtic get on later this evening. All of them are 8pm kick offs. Lets start at St James Park. Earlier this month, it was one of the great european nights there as they swept aside Paris Saint Germain to move to
Good afternoon and welcome to the Bbc News At One live from jerusalem. There are growing calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting between israel and hamas, so that more aid can be allowed into gaza. The un agency for Palestinian Refugees has warned its shelters in the gaza strip are overwhelmed with displaced people. It says the facilities are now holding 600,000 palestinians, which is four times their capacity. Israel has allowed limited food, water and medicine into the territory via the rafah crossing with egypt, but isnt allowing fuel supplies, over fears theyll end up in the hands of hamas. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the uk. The United States said it would support a lull in the fighting, but not a full ceasefire, because it said that would only benefit hamas. The Hamas Health Ministry says more than 6,500 people have been killed so far in gaza in this conflict. Israel says the number of dead in the hamas attack more than two