{"id":297471,"date":"2023-12-20T18:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297471"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:25:31","slug":"rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious"},"content":{"rendered":"

Head injuries are an important talking point in Rugby<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n

Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n

Thanks for signing up to the
Sport email<\/h2>\n

A Championship rugby union match was abandoned on Saturday after a player was knocked unconscious and had to go to hospital.<\/p>\n

Ealing Trailfinders were playing a match against the Cornish Pirates, when Pirates\u2019 player Ben Grubb sustained an injury and the match was abandoned.<\/p>\n

The home side are top of the Championship and had a lead of 12-0 in the 62nd<\/sup> minute when 20-year-old Grubb, who has made one appearance for Exeter, sustained the injury.<\/p>\n

On Saturday evening, the Cornish Pirates issued an update, reported by the Guardian: \u201cPositive news, as Ben Grubb has been discharged from hospital following tests and scans coming back clear,\u201d the club said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cBen is on his way back to Cornwall and will continue his rehab at the club next week. Ben would also like to pass on his thanks for all the well wishes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grubb, who is a former British rowing champion, received extensive on-field treatment before leaving in an ambulance.<\/p>\n

Ealing Trailfinders said in a statement on their website: \u201cEaling Trailfinders can confirm that today\u2019s fixture against Cornish Pirates has been abandoned. This is due to an injury to Cornish Pirates\u2019 Ben Grubb, our thoughts are with him, his family and Cornish Pirates at this time. We hope he makes a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brain injuries are of particular concern in rugby, with over 200 former players, taking legal action against the sport\u2019s governing bodies due to damage sustained during their careers.<\/p>\n

The claimants include England\u2019s 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Phil Vickey and former Wales fly-half Gavin Henson.<\/p>\n

Also in the group are Mark Regan, who was another member of the 2003 squad, as was Steve Thompson.<\/p>\n

Thompson has already been diagnosed with early-onset dementia and has previously said he cannot remember being awarded an MBE by the Queen following England\u2019s victory over Australia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Head injuries are an important talking point in Rugby Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nRugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious - Sports Love Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious - Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Head injuries are an important talking point in Rugby Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-20T18:25:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rugby-Championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/\",\"name\":\"Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious - Sports Love Me\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-20T18:25:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-20T18:25:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rugby Union\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/category\/rugby-union\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sports Love Me\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"mediabest\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"mediabest\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious - Sports Love Me","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious - Sports Love Me","og_description":"Head injuries are an important talking point in Rugby Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest","og_url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/","og_site_name":"Sports Love Me","article_published_time":"2023-12-20T18:25:31+00:00","author":"mediabest","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rugby-Championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"mediabest","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/","url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/","name":"Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious - Sports Love Me","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-12-20T18:25:31+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-20T18:25:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-championship-match-abandoned-after-player-knocked-unconscious\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rugby Union","item":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/category\/rugby-union\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/","name":"Sports Love Me","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"mediabest","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"mediabest"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}