Concussion in Sport

04/06/2026

Azlan Azhari has died at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah after collapsing during a rugby match over the weekend. He was 22 years old.

The Kedah player had been receiving treatment for internal bleeding and heat stroke after falling ill during Kedah’s Agong’s Cup Group A clash against Johor in Sintok on Saturday.

The rugby community is mourning after a young player tragically died following a collapse during a match, with tributes pouring in for the promising athlete.

02/06/2026

Forevermore, two teams will play for something greater than victory or defeat
Siobhan Cattigan was ‘unique, powerful and beautiful’ and will be remembered in Dublin on Sunday when Ireland and Scotland compete for a new trophy in her honour

Like pretty much every other sports organisation, the SRU will claim that player welfare is its No1 priority. And like every other organisation, it is better at putting that promise on its website than putting it into practice. What I remember from all of my conversations with Neil and Morven is that every failure in the system outlined by them turned out to be true. Every check verified the parents’ recollection of a dreadful tragedy.

31/05/2026

Football Legend Dies of Motor Neurone Disease: State Funeral to Be Held for Neale Daniher

Neale Daniher, the former AFL player who became one of the most recognizable advocates in the fight against motor neurone disease, has died.

31/05/2026

CTE lawsuit filed by family of 1950s player results in $140 million verdict against NCAA

J.T. Davis played college football for SMU in the 1950s. He died after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease, following a diagnosis in 2001. Davis was diagnosed with Stage 4 CTE in 2017, after his passing. ❤️

His family filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in 2020. Recently, a jury awarded the family $30 million in compensatory damages and $110 million in punitive damages, for a total verdict of $140 million.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cte-lawsuit-filed-by-family-of-1950s-player-results-in-140-million-verdict-against-ncaa

29/05/2026

Carl Hayman on life with dementia: Success now is doing one job in a day
Once rugby’s greatest tight-head prop, the former All Black shares his experience living with the symptoms of brain injury for more than a decade and the impact on his emotional state

https://www.thetimes.com/sport/rugby-union/article/carl-hayman-life-with-dementia-success-doing-one-job-day-pcvw6b9gp