{"id":319769,"date":"2026-02-21T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-is-rugby-safe-for-women-and-girls\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T09:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:00:09","slug":"exclusive-is-rugby-safe-for-women-and-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-is-rugby-safe-for-women-and-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Is rugby safe for women and girls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KYTFoK2u-tM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Exclusive: Is rugby safe for women and girls?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KYTFoK2u-tM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sky News has been given exclusive access to research into the safety of rugby for women and girls.<\/p>\n<p>Female players are more susceptible to concussions and they respond to them differently to men.<\/p>\n<p>One former international player has told Sky News she\u2019s been diagnosed with neurological conditions related to head impacts during her career.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uknews #rugby #sports  <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky News has been given exclusive access to research into the safety of rugby for women and girls. 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