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Emily Scarratt 'priceless' to England, says former captain Sarah Hunter
Emily Scarratt will be a 'priceless' member of England's 2025 Rugby World Cup squad, says former Red Roses captain Sarah Hunter. The Loughborough Lightning centre is set to be selected for a record fifth World Cup, and is the leading points scorer in women's rugby. Leicester-born Scarratt spent more than a year away from the game with a serious neck injury that threatened to cut her career short but has since returned to the England set-up and will be a key part of the Red Roses' bid for a first world title since 2014. "She is just incredible,' Hunter said. 'When you look back on her career and being a superstar, she was the first player that brought a level and quality to the game that we hadn't seen before. 'She was a generational talent and if you think about the length of time she has been able to do that, it is incredible. 'Then you throw in her leadership skills, the presence that she has in the team, you can't underestimate it. 'You look at what has happened post that World Cup in 2022 to now and what she has been through in a potentially career-ending injury. 'It wasn't just to get back playing, it was to have a normal life, the injury she had. I think that takes a lot of strength of character so to get back to the level that she has done is a testament to the person that she is.' Having played together for over a decade, Hunter now sees Scarratt's brilliance from a different angle, serving as defence coach for England. Hunter took up the role having been part of the Gallagher High Performance Academy in 2023, a scheme delivered by World Rugby to increase the number of women coaching. Close to 50 women will have benefitted from the scheme by the end of the World Cup in England which begins on 22 August in Sunderland. Scarratt, who won the World Cup alongside Hunter in 2014, also coaches at a grassroots level and could potentially follow Hunter into elite-level coaching when she eventually hangs up her boots. Hunter added: 'She just adds so much to the team environment, her experience, her calmness, her leadership, when she speaks, people listen. 'The ability to make people around her look good, having her in a World Cup squad is priceless. 'It is really special for her if the Red Roses go on to win it in a home World Cup.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
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Famed Sports Doctor Predicts Bad News For Travis Hunter's Rookie Season
Famed Sports Doctor Predicts Bad News For Travis Hunter's Rookie Season originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Dr. Jesse Morse stirred up conversation across the NFL world with a bold prediction about Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter. Advertisement In a tweet Tuesday morning, the well-known sports injury specialist said, 'Not sure if this is a hot take but in my opinion Travis Hunter's risk is higher than CMC's is in 2025.' The comparison to Christian McCaffrey, whose career has been marked by both elite production and frequent injuries, immediately raised eyebrows. Hunter dealt with injuries in each of his collegiate seasons between Jackson State and Colorado. He suffered a lacerated liver against Colorado State in 2023, which kept him sidelined for three games. Morse later clarified his reasoning and believes Hunter's risk factor goes skyrocketing. 'You know how hard it is to play all 17 games on 1 side of the ball," Morse added. "The risk drastically increases if he plays both ways.' Advertisement That's the challenge facing Hunter at the next level as he'll attempt to make NFL history as the league's first full-time two-way player in more than six decades. The physical toll of playing both cornerback and wide receiver is already daunting in college, but in the NFL with faster, stronger athletes and longer seasons, it becomes a monumental task. Related: Deion Sanders Jr. Sends Four-Word Message to LeSean McCoy After FOX Sports Cut Hunter has drawn comparisons to Hall-of-Famer Chuck Bednarik, who played full-time on both sides of the ball from 1949 to 1962. Since then, no player has sustained that workload across an entire season. Hunter is eager to prove himself and embrace the 'Unicorn' label that has followed him since his days at Colorado. As No. 2 overall in April's NFL Draft, Hunter signed a fully guaranteed four-year, $46.6 million contract with the Jaguars, including a $30.5 million signing bonus. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, he is the first non-quarterback outside of the No. 1 overall pick to ever structure his deal that way. Advertisement Related: Deion Sanders Wants Two NFL Coaches in Colorado to Break 200 Years of Experience Hunter also became the highest-drafted cornerback and second-highest drafted wide receiver in league history. The investment speaks to Jacksonville's belief in Hunter's rare talent, but the warnings are there to reminds everyone about the physical demand of a two-way role in today's NFL carries serious injury risk. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
Washington Post
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Rishabh Pant not playing on Day 2 of England-India test because of injured finger
LONDON — India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant didn't take the field for Day 2 of the third test against England at Lord's as he recovers from being hit on the index finger on his left hand. India's medical team 'continues to monitor his progress,' the tourists said in a short statement Friday.
Telegraph
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
We reunite Will Greenwood with doctor who saved his life on Lions tour
One of the most memorable moments of the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 1997 was a harrowing one. In a tour match against the Free State in Bloemfontein, Will Greenwood was knocked unconscious after his head smashed into the rock-hard ground. It was over to Dr James Robson, a Lions legend in his own right, to treat Greenwood, who had swallowed his tongue and was struggling to breathe. The incident was captured in intimate detail in the Living with Lions documentary, ensuring it has gone down in folklore. 'Gentlemen, thank you so much for making time for this, it is an honour to be able to facilitate this reunion and to relive one of the most poignant moments in the history of the Lions.' 'It's going to be a very one-sided interview because I don't remember too much!' 'James, let's start at the beginning.' 'The 1997 Lions tour was one of the most special. I remember going up to the Highveld, we flew up for the midweek game between the first and second Tests, against the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. One of the striking things was the temperature. It was a roasting hot day. 'The other thing is that it appeared we were playing on a ground that was like green concrete. The pitch was so hard. It was one of the fastest games I think I've ever witnessed, the speed from both sides because of the conditions was phenomenal. Will was playing fantastically well.' 'The lads had won the first Test, and we flew up to Bloem knowing that we had to keep winning to keep the tour going. Mum and Dad had flown over from the UK that day. Now the players all have short-sleeved jerseys. In the old days you had a decision to make. They were all long sleeves. You either left them long or cut them off with scissors. I always cut my sleeves off. 'But on that night, Allan Bateman had been out for a warm-up. He told me not to cut my sleeves off because it was a bit dewy and he knew how I liked to carry the ball and thought I might get a bit more purchase with the moisture and fabric of the sleeve. Lo and behold, the sleeves that I did not cut off, were the sleeves with which I was whipped around in the tackle by Jaco Coetzee, the Free State No 8. It was the last thing I remember.' 'In the tackle Will had been whipped around and struck his head on the ground. 'Typically, he had been injured on the furthest side from the medical team, so we had a bit of a trek to run on. Luckily Rob Wainwright was playing. Rob was a medic in the army, and he administered the first aid to Will, putting him into the recovery position.' 'Backy [Neil Back] stood over me and said: 'You should have passed, you greedy t---.' That was how it was reported back to me!' 'The beauty about medics and rugby players is that black humour is entirely acceptable. I remember running on to Will and he was having what looked like a fit, he was shaking and sort of convulsing a little so that was scary for those of us around him. I remember taking him off the pitch on a stretcher and as we approached the touchline, I distinctly remember Will's mum saying: 'William, William, what have you done?'' 'When I am a bit p----d now, my lads take the mickey out of me by saying, 'William, William, what have you done?!'' 'You do feel for parents, you feel for loved ones when they see their loved ones being taken off injured. Will had lost the ability to maintain his airway, so the tongue tends to slip back. I don't like the term 'swallow your tongue'. If you are lying back the tongue can slip back, which is why Rob put you in the recovery position. 'We got into the medical room, and I was struggling to maintain his airway and I kept thinking any minute now a more senior doctor will come and relieve me. It was automatic. My instinct was just to maintain his airway. Get oxygen on him, get him to a place of safety and get help. It is only in the aftermath you think about, 'What if?' 'Fortunately, he decided to wake up. I remember his mum coming to the door of the medical room and vaguely said, 'He's fine', lying through my teeth.' 'I've watched the video, and I wake up when she whispers in my ear. I come around and I don't know whether I was rude to her, but she says, 'He'll be fine now, he'll be fine'.' "Has he broken his neck?" I never knew my Mum had said that until 15 minutes ago and this happened in 1997. I have never brought myself to watch the DVD. When you are shouting and screaming at players just remember they are part of a family who just want their kids to be safe.. — Will Greenwood (@WillGreenwood) July 30, 2021 'How did you keep the airway open?' 'We can do a jaw-thrust manoeuvre. If you are conscious and someone does it, it is incredibly uncomfortable. When you are unconscious it doesn't matter, you just bring the mandible forwards and that brings the tongue forwards, and it opens the airway. It is a life-saving manoeuvre, there is no doubt about that, because if you lose your airway, you are not going to last too long.' 'How long was I out for?' 'That is difficult to say. It seemed like an eternity. You were out long enough for the time we administered help on the ground, then got you on and off the stretcher the full length of the pitch and into the medical room. So, you are talking for a few minutes there. He ended up in the neurosurgical unit, that's how serious it was.' 'In the old days you didn't leave the field with concussion because it meant you were out for 21 days. My dad is 83 now, and he tells the story of me in the back of the ambulance, and I sat bolt upright on the gurney. 'Dad, dad, tell them it is my hamstring', I said, because I didn't want to miss the second Test. Now I don't know whether to laugh or cry.' 'Fortunately, things have changed now, players will own up to concussion, players around them will say, 'Doc, he is not right, you need to get him off'.' 'I remember waking up in a Bloemfontein hospital, lifting the sheets and wondering why I had a Lions kit on. I couldn't work it out. I also remember calling out, 'Oh, my shoulder' and hearing an Afrikaans accent say, 'Don't worry Mr Greenwood, you banged your head'. It was actually my shoulder that gave me problems next season, not my head. Amid the stress to save my life, I had actually also sprung my AC [acromioclavicular] joint. I also noticed my gumshield was in my sock. Who put it there Robbo?' 'I think it was Rob. Nowadays we would leave it in unless it was causing an obstruction but in those days, we tried to clear the airway.' 'The Lions team went back down to Durban straight away to prepare for the second Test. I stayed on with Will. I remember going back the following morning and they said you had been complaining about your shoulder but that it was quite common for people with head injuries to think they have injured something else. But you actually had injured your shoulder.' 'Did you take me back?' 'Yes, we went down on the plane. Now I think we should have stayed up for another day or two.' 'I can't remember any of that. I spoke to my missus every day for three days. We had only just started going out back then. When I finally came around, at least in my head anyway, I told her I was so sorry I hadn't called her. She said, 'What are you talking about? We have spoken for an hour and half every day'.' 'That shows the gravity of the head injury. I felt more reassured when I saw him the following morning, I must admit, I was still anxious, but I knew it was in a place of safety. You rely on your secondary-care colleagues and when you're abroad, you're relying on people that you've never met before. But medics are medics the world over. We share a close bond. I've got regrets. As I say, I wish that I stayed another day in Bloemfontein and that would have made the plane journey a little bit less worrisome. But Lions tours are special, and these guys that play for the team are extra special.' 'My dad gave me a score for every single game that I played for England and the Lions. I got a double plus for something special, then a plus, a zero for neutral and a minus. My score in the World Cup final in 2003 was 88.6 per cent – I missed one tackle, I made one s--- pass and one knock-on – it still really p----- me off. I say this because we chased the perfect game. 'The irony of ironies, this game was the closest I ever got to the perfect game. I scored 99 per cent. I had one neutral touch, but no negative touches, like Robbo said, we flew out of the blocks and took them apart. Brendan Venter was my opposite man and he sent me his shirt after the game because we hadn't been able to swap it. It was a really nice touch.' 'Did you go back home then?' 'Yes. I remember being in Durban watching Jerry Guscott kick his drop-goal and drinking far too much alcohol after being told to have six months without alcohol. Fran Cotton [the Lions manager] had played with my old man, and he said I could stay. But I was uncapped and didn't really know what the form was. I just felt I was a spare part. Now I would have stayed. It is one of my great regrets. Instead, I went to the Henley festival and watched the third Test on a big screen.' 'Yes, I hadn't watched the incident back until we had a 25 th anniversary of the tour. We did a whole heap of interviews in the build-up to the reunion and they surprised us on a call by showing it to me. It knocked me for six. Not for myself, but I just felt sick watching it for my mum and dad. 'As a rugby player you have to feel you're invincible. You feel invincible. The docs and the medics, they make you feel invincible. I remember thinking it was just a blur, and suddenly I was in Henley watching the third Test and I had not really said goodbye and thinking, 'S---, I should have done'. Hopefully through the years I have said thanks quietly and privately. I am hugely grateful to James for what happened that night.' 'I love the job that I've done. I'm proud to say that I've been there and stood at the pitch-side to look after a lot of these boys. It's a job that I wish I could continue to do, but at some point you've got to hand over the reins. His name crops up every now and again, sometimes he is after tickets, other times he's just asking me how I am. I'm just glad for Will's sake that everything worked out well.'
National Post
09-07-2025
- Health
- National Post
Canadian pro healthy, playing competitive golf again after scary on-course accident
Brigitte Thibault was practising for a mini-tour event outside Orlando, Fla., last December, when a recreational player on an adjacent hole shanked her hybrid off the fairway, firing the ball into the back of the young professional golfer's head. Article content Thibault's hands instinctively flew to the back of her head as she lost consciousness and sank to the ground. Article content Article content 'I remember the vibration because it was so loud in my head,' recalled Thibault on Tuesday. 'I remember thinking, 'what the hell just hit me?' Article content Article content 'Then I opened my eyes and I was on the ground. I remember looking at both of my hands and they were just full of red blood.' Article content The 26-year-old from Rosemere, Que., was rushed to hospital where she was diagnosed with a concussion. The doctors also told her that she was 'lucky' that the blood was flowing outwards and that there was no serious internal bleeding. Article content Indeed, she didn't even need any stitches. Article content Thibault said she basically slept non-stop for the next two weeks and then returned to the gym to build her strength back up. But the damage the accident did to her nervous system and the lingering post-traumatic stress disorder have been harder to shake. Article content 'For like a week and a half to two weeks, I was waking up because I would re-feel the vibration or see the hands (covered in blood),' said Thibault. 'It's strange to explain.' Article content Even as she physically recovered and the nightmares faded, PTSD episodes continued to surprise Thibault for weeks after the incident. Article content 'A dog barks or a baby would cry, it would trigger a whole panic attack, as if I was getting attacked,' said Thibault, noting she hasn't had any episodes since the first week of February. 'I'll feel like there's going to be a panic attack, but then I don't start crying or anything more. Article content Article content 'When the accident happened, I was so caught off guard (…) that anything that would catch me off guard, post that event, would alarm my whole nervous system.' Article content Determined to return to her career, Thibault resumed playing competitive golf in March with her first event of 2025 sponsored by the same company as the fateful mini-tour event, also in the Orlando area. Article content 'I was driving to the course, and I started crying, because I was just like, 'this feels too much the same,'' she said. 'It's strange to explain. Article content 'I mean, I still don't know if something's gonna pop out, but for now, I feel pretty much back to my normal self.' Article content Thibault is now playing on the Epson Tour, the feeder circuit for the top-flight LPGA Tour, and has appeared in six events so far this year. Although she hasn't gotten the results she'd like, missing the cut in her past five tournaments, she feels like her game is close.
