Dr. James Robson’s quick thinking saved Will Greenwood’s life during the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa when Greenwood nearly choked to death.
Writing in the Telegraph, Will Greenwood wrote: “Slow and methodical, Robbo controlled the medical staff asthey lifted me on to the stretcher. The faces looked pale carrying me off. As we passed my mum, she cried: “William, William, what have you done”.
“It is not a video I want to see again, and I now understand how hard it is for motherss across the country to watch their children take the field worrying if they are going to be hurt. The anguish was etched on her face. In later meetings, the good doctor said he thought I had gone. The video of the medical room shows me all I needed to know. Robbo was white and shaking, my mum was distraught in the background.
“I had swallowed my tongue, my pupils were not reacting to light, my throat was about to be cut open to free up the airways. I can tell you that there was no out-of-body experience, no going towards the light. I just was o’t going to wake up.
“Then it happened. With Robbo’s help and my mum’s howls I came too. What was the first thing I did? I told my mother to go away as she was embarrassing me.
“I was transferred to the ambulance, my old man accompanied me. I was asleep again, the body shutting down to recover. Then suddenly, the journey had hardly begun when I sat bolt upright and shouted “Dad, tell them it’s my hamstring”.
“As soon as I had said it, I was straight back down and asleep. You see in those days, concussion was a mandatory three-week ban, and my old man had always told me never to admit concussion
Fans Outraged by 2025 Six Nations Kick-Off Time, it’s not great for anyone
The tournament commences on Friday, 31 January, with France hosting Wales in Paris, with kick-off at 9:15 pm local time. This hasn’t gone down well with fans.
One fan wrote: “Rugby is already declining in Wales and now children won’t be able to watch their first game. Bad idea,”
A second said: “Getting to the Stade de France at the best of time is hard. Getting back after a 9:15 kick-off time will be a nightmare,”
Another simply stated: “Who’s f***ing s*** idea was this?”
England will play the following day, as Scotland takes on Italy at Murrayfield, as announced by tournament organisers.
As per this year, the 2025 Championship will see BBC and ITV sharing coverage in the UK, with S4C offering Welsh language options. France Television will be the home of the Championship for French fans, RTE and Virgin Media will once again cover the games in Ireland. In Italy, Sky Italia will continue their coverage of the Championship in 2025. The host broadcast coverage will also be complemented by widespread international broadcast coverage and a World Feed service.
2025 Siz Nations Fixtures
ROUND 1
- Friday 31 January
- France vs Wales – 8.15pm
- Saturday 1 February
- Scotland vs Italy – 2.15pm
- Ireland vs England – 4.45pm
ROUND 2
- Saturday 8 February
- Italy vs Wales – 2.15pm
- England vs France – 4.45pm
- Sunday 9 February
- Scotland vs Ireland – 3pm