Rugby league: Sir Graham Lowe on the changes the sport should make to lesson odds of brain injuries

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Rugby league: Sir Graham Lowe on the changes the sport should make to lesson odds of brain injuries

Sir Graham Lowe wants to change the 10-metre offside line to 5 metres. He believes it would reduce head injuries. The NRL increased the gap between teams to 10 metres 30 years ago. James Graham has "dark spots" on the brain. Graham suffered more than 100 concussions during his career in England and Australia. He has been campaigning to make league safer. Lowe believes the game is a tough game that brings some element of risk. It is the nature of sport. There is some very hard running and occasionally the head comes into contact. For junior players, the attraction is running. They enjoy tackling.


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