Rugby union’s rewards have never been higher but risks have never been greater

The England Professional Rugby Surveillance Project’s report was published last week and it shone a light into some very dark cornersJustin Tipuric may not play again this season after suffering concussion in the final round of the Six Nations that left him unable to watch television a week later because it caused him headaches; the England captain, Dylan Hartley, suffered his second serious head injury of the season during the grand slam victory over France, admitting he could not remember lifting the Six Nations trophy after the match, and the Leicester wing Miles Benjamin has retired after …