Summary
THE changing face of rugby is becoming patently clear as bodies continue to grow bigger, injuries mount and more rugby players become familiar with hospital food.
As the Calcutta Cup today celebrates much that is good about the game of rugby, from the intensity of top-class international action to the friendships on and off the field, it will be a different game featuring very different athletes that spectators trooping into Murrayfield will be settling down to watch.See the full content of this document
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Tide Turning Against Rugby's Demolition Men
For the purposes of comparison, we have used the official statistics of the Scotland players from the 1990 Grand Slam match at Murrayfield and those for the players who will line up for the anthems just before 5pm today.
The differences are significant and lie at the heart of why the ferocity of the modern game is much greater and the consequences more severe when pla...See the full content of this document
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