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The Irish Sun
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Simply not worth the risk' alert over ‘dangerous' rugby-style tackle challenge as teen dies trying latest viral trend
VIRAL challenges are popular on social media – but it's not always a simple or funny one that grips the internet. Some of the most popular include the ALS ice bucket challenge, Harlem Shake and Planking. 2 And the trend has even been endorsed by some top rugby players Credit: Getty 2 Ryan Satterthwaite from New Zealand died after taking part in the game Credit: Instagram These trends and others like them range from the harmless to downright dangerous. Some have even resulted in death. This week, a 19-year-old lad died in It has been gaining traction across New Zealand and The trend has even been endorsed by some top rugby players. Read more in News Here, Emma Kilcawley Hemani takes a look at what the dangers are. WHAT IS THE RUN-IT-STRAIGHT CHALLENGE THIS latest craze sees participants sprinting into each other without protective head gear. It is based loosely on the contact elements of rugby union, rugby league or the NFL and involves two competitors — a runner and tackler — speeding at each other and colliding. Players are not allowed to trick or dodge. Most read in Irish News The game has grown in popularity through the Australian RUNIT Championship League, which offers cash prizes. Organisers promote the event as 'the world's fiercest new collision sport'. The organised events gained traction after ex-professional rugby players took part, including former Leicester, Montpellier and Fiji winger Nemani Nadolo, inset. Bussin With The Boys, a popular podcast co-hosted by former NFL players Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, even described it as the 'the next great sport'. Two trial events in Auckland saw eight men compete for $12,000 in front of more than 1,000 spectators. Winners were expected to go into a championship event next month with prize money of up to $150,000. Two other events in Auckland were cancelled when organisers were unable to obtain permits. TEEN TRAGEDY A 19-year-old from New Zealand died after taking part in the game. Police said Ryan Satterthwaite suffered a serious head injury when tackled while playing with friends. Manawatu police area commander, Inspector Ross Grantham, said: 'The tackle game played by the group of friends was based on a WHAT DO THE EXPERTS SAY? Head trauma and brain injuries are just two of the risks associated with the challenge. Last week, one of these planned events was paused in Auckland after a participant started convulsing. Colin Morris, director of communications at Brain injury charity Headway, said: 'Trends like this are dangerous because they encourage copycat behaviour, often among young people who may not fully understand the serious risks involved. 'Participants will often have no medical supervision or support on hand if something goes wrong. One blow to the head can result in death or lead to permanent damage, affecting memory, mood, mobility, and even personality. 'It's simply not worth the risk. 'We urge individuals not to take part in or promote this reckless trend. No viral moment is worth risking your health, your future or your life. Viral trends come and go, but the effects of brain injury can be life long and permanent.' OTHER DANGEROUS TRENDS Run-It-Straight is by no means the first social media-fuelled trend to draw safety warnings after a tragedy. Medical experts have been forced to warn the public about the risks of everything from inhaling solvents to abusing over-the-counter medications and even snorting condoms. Another new 'game' is 'chroming'. The dangerous practice is a means of getting high via inhaling hydrocarbons by misusing a variety of legal products,. The term comes from the effect of inhaling metallic paints sprayed on a rag, which leaves a chrome residue on someone's face. In 2014, 19-year-old Jonny Byrne, from Co The drinking game encourages participants to film themselves 'necking' booze while performing a stunt, before nominating a friend to do the same. Jonny had jumped in the river after downing a pint of alcohol. The teen's father, Joe Byrne, told 'It's cost my son his life. The whole family is devastated and our lives will never be the same again. I hope this message is heeded, because for us, life is virtually over.'
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Top 10 pick reveals Jim Harbaugh said Chargers were selecting him in 2024 NFL draft
Top 10 pick reveals Jim Harbaugh said Chargers were selecting him in 2024 NFL draft The Chargers struck gold with the selection of Joe Alt with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. But there was a possibility that they were going to go in a different direction, as told by the player who thought he was going to end up in Los Angeles. Titans' JC Latham was a recent guest on the podcast Bussin With The Boys, and he went on to reveal that Jim Harbaugh told him that the Bolts were going to take him with the fifth pick. "When I met with the Chargers, Harbaugh said we're taking you," Latham said. "Harbaugh said we're taking you. You're our guy and we want you at right soon as I left, Mel Kiper tweeted out that the Chargers said they are taking Latham at five." Latham said at that point he wasn't sure if Harbaugh was joking when he said that they were going to pick him. His agency told him that the word around the Chargers building was that they were going to take him. However, it did not come to fruition. "When the fifth pick came up, I'm in the green room and 30 cameras came right in front of me," Latham added. Right in front of my face. Phone is in my lap. And then I realized that this was going to happen, and then they pick Joe Alt." It remains to be seen whether the Chargers were targeting Latham with the pick, assuming Alt was not going to be available. Or if Harbaugh was joking all along. Los Angeles did seem to show high interest in Latham, as offensive line coach Mike Devlin worked with the former Alabama product at his pro day. Nonetheless, the Chargers seemed to get it right by taking Alt, who had a sensational rookie season. Latham dealt with more growing pains than Alt as he transitioned to left tackle in his first year. He is going back to his natural right tackle position, though.
New York Post
21-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Rob Gronkowski opens up on bizarre Aaron Hernandez story from Patriots meetings
That's certainly one way to pass the time during a team meeting. Rob Gronkowski all but confirmed a salacious rumor mentioned to him by former Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan that late teammate Aaron Hernandez used to masturbate during team meetings. 'We heard stories about him being in the team meeting room like beating off and like doing crazy s–t,' Lewan said during the latest 'Bussin' with The Boys' podcast. 'Possibly,' Gronkowski said with a slight laugh. 'That's a possibility that one.' 4 Gronkowski as Aaron Hernandez was discussed. @BussinWithTheBoys/YouTube The second part of Gronkowski's aforementioned answer made him chuckle even more before he essentially confirmed the validity. 'I may or may not have seen it live,' the former tight end said. 'I'm not going to confirm nor deny, but I love crazy s–t, though. I didn't mind things like that. I was like, 'Wow, that was pretty epic.' I was a wild man myself. Nothing fazed me. I encouraged it.' Gronkowski and Hernandez played together for the Patriots from 2010-12, forming one of the greatest tight end duos in NFL history. Their tag team split due to Hernandez's legal issue, with the former Florida star being arrested and later found guilty of first-degree murder and weapons charges. He received a sentence of life in prison without parole and died by suicide in April 2017. 4 Gronkowski (l) and Hernandez (r) celebrate in 2012. Getty Images Gronkowski said there was a lot of 'craziness,' which he didn't mind, although he didn't 'see it going to the level it went to.' He said the documentaries that have aired in recent years about Hernandez and his life, which included a Netflix show and an FX series, revealed details he did not know about his ex-teammate. 'I didn't know it was that bad,' Gronkowski said. 'I knew that there was definitely some wild sides to him, but with everything coming out, there is some I would say that is true in the documentaries that come out, there's some that's probably exaggerated a little bit but there's some not exaggerated at all either.' He added: 'Saw some of it, but didn't know it was to that extreme and not surprised now either. It's like, OK, that makes sense now.' 4 Gronkowski saying he couldn't deny or confirm the rumors. @BussinWithTheBoys/YouTube The duo had their best season together in 2011, combining for 169 catches, 2,237 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns in the regular season. They then posted a combined 36 catches for 416 yards and five touchdowns during the Patriots' postseason run to Super Bowl 2012, where they lost to the Giants. Gronkowski labeled them the 'best combination at the tight end position' and lamented what they could have accomplished together. 4 Gronkowski (l) and Hernandez (r) put up prolific numbers in the 2011 season. Getty Images He praised Hernandez's football acumen, calling him an 'unbelievable' player and recalling how Hernandez learned the playbook so quickly, while it took him almost half of the season. 'I was the guy that was truly there throughout his whole career in the same room, the whole entire time as him,' Gronkowski said. 'It's unfortunate, though, what happened because the talent was just through the roof, man. If we could have kept that tandem going, we would have been just truly unstoppable.' They never became truly unstoppable due to the off-the-field issues, with Gronkowski saying he was surprised and shocked to first learn about what Hernandez had done. 'Sad a little bit. Like, no way? Also disappointed like, why would you do that? What's going on?' Gronkowski said. 'We got the whole world in front of us, we got the world by the balls, especially you and I as a tandem, like we got the best team out there, everything. It was shocking.'
