Neck fracture puts spotlight on safety
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Experts have warned players not to rely on neck-braces to stop spinal injuries, but to focus on prevention as concerns grow over increasingly heavy collisions following the three neck fractures suffered by Australia's Pat McCabe.
The Wallabies centre ended his career last week after suffering his third neck fracture - in the Wallabies' Test against the All Blacks, an incident which underlined safety worries as players get ever bigger, faster and stronger.
"It's shattering thinking I'll never play for the Wallabies or the Brumbies again," McCabe said.
"But it wasn't a particularly h…
The Wallabies centre ended his career last week after suffering his third neck fracture - in the Wallabies' Test against the All Blacks, an incident which underlined safety worries as players get ever bigger, faster and stronger.
"It's shattering thinking I'll never play for the Wallabies or the Brumbies again," McCabe said.
"But it wasn't a particularly h…
