I want to live. He decided his story was so important that he had to share it beyond just his family and friends. "Nicolas understood; we had made plans to meet up the following week, anyway," Philippe says. But the tackle had fractured the second vertebrae in Nicolas' spine, which had caused a cardiac arrest and had prevented oxygen from reaching his brain. An autopsy will be completed, with Cronin suffering a suspected heart attack. "He will always be part of our history," Pape says. ... One 54-year-old man from Rugby was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while under the influence of drugs. He says reintegrating himself back into society was hard. Sarah is a journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald. "The message was a double one," Philippe tells ESPN. The case does finally grant him access to the original report into his son's death. World Rugby has recently rolled out global trials for new frameworks around the tackle area, and say the latest World Cup showed a reduction in concussion and injury rates, which they put down to that five-point injury plan launched last year. ; Once the incident report is complete, email the report to USA Rugby at usarugbyclaims@usi.com. Sports news, results and expert commentary delivered straight to your inbox each weekday. For more details click on the map marker or the listing below. The symposium took on three questions: Is rugby more dangerous than ever before? Accuracy and availability may vary. TWO DAYS ON, Stade Français' first-team played the Ospreys at their Stade Jean Bouin home. On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 went down in the Andes along the Argentine-Chilean border. Philippe told those present "there is nothing normal about the death of my son Nicolas... life is precious, it should not be a game." Majority of them were donning white and black T-Shirts with Nelly’s picture at the front. We helped many, many cases, and it's really amazing that so much suffering, 47 years later, became something so positive for me and for so many people. He cannot allow Nicolas' name to fade from rugby's consciousness. Additional reporting and translation by James Harrington. He told the room how the injury his son sustained was more commonly associated with road or skiing accidents. He untangled the layers of warm clothing to see Stade Français coach Remy Clery's number flashing on his phone. "We definitely were very cautious, with coming back from obviously a head injury it's never something you want to mess around with," he said. At the end of our interview, Philippe had to get back to his day job in French transport. It was a sport that gave him pleasure, space and freedom -- his friends all played it, too.". But in my son's case, he did not get up. Credit:Facebook. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. There need to be appropriate consequences.". I will keep moving forward, on my own.". Boyd Cordner's cousin Joel Dark is fighting for his life after suffering a nasty head knock during a rugby league match in Newcastle. I was very young. It was a tackle that Philippe believes contravened World Rugby's laws of the game. The club has organised a counselling session at Central Leagues Club on Monday night. The driver of a car that knocked them Michael Shimoli appeared in Nakawa court today for the first hearing and in an interesting twist, he asked for a plea bargain. And we can change the direction of our life if we propose to do it. - those first few days. "He is just a great kid who wants to play footy with the boys," Anderson said. “The people who came across him will be in state of disbelief ... He’s one of the good ones.”. We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020. And at the end - absolutely disconnected with the origin of that food. Copyright © 2019 NPR. Boyd Cordner's cousin fights for life after 'horrible' accident. News Multiple homes flooded in a Rugby street due to a burst water main News Firefighters currently dealing with a car fire near Rugby People Empty centres, staff arguing over the phone and residents …