The 2023 Rugby World Cup is in full swing across France with quarter-final matches having happened over the weekend. We check in with Asst Prof Dr Wazien Wafa, emergency medicine specialist as well as medical trainer with World Rugby on the importance of pitchside medicine in collision sports like rugby and how these sports can be made safer for all athletes.

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann

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Categories:  sports,  wellness

Tags:  RWC2023,  chronic traumatic encephalopathy,  rugby world cup,  contact sports,  tackling,  CTE,  concussion,  fractures,