Tom Curry believes ruby has “come on leaps and bounds in terms of player safety” amid fears the sport’s future as a huge lawsuit looms.
Nearly 200 former players, including England’s 2003 World Cup-winning hooker Steve Thompson, have launched lawsuits against World Rugby.
“Rugby is a contact sport. You work on your tackle technique, you try and get it right but ultimately it’s very different every time you do it,” said Curry, who suffered his latest head knock during England’s summer tour..
He added: “Rugby is being put into a better spot with research and what’s going on,”
“I’ve got full confidence in my long-term health. I’ll let the scientists take care of that and let’s crack on and play rugby.
“If the research backs the change to the protocols then I’m all for it. At the end of the day my job is to play rugby.”
Curry added: “Look at two or three years ago when you had to win the contest against clearers and survive the clear out. Rugby has made huge steps forward.
“We can always say this or that would be better, but from where we started to where we are now we have come on leaps and bounds in terms of player safety.”
Tom Curry facts: 5 things you didn’t know
1. Rugby family
He, along with his twin brother Ben, is the son of Bishop Heber High School Head Teacher David Curry and nephew of former England hooker John Olver and cousin of Doncaster Knights fly-half Sam Olver.
