Quote: jools "There are medicals in rugby.
But medicals aren’t premonitions.'"
What DJ Hudds is saying
Based on a players history and injuries you would expect there to be a closer look at the area.
Eg if I have had 3 knee injuries you would have detailed medical assessment as it suggests it will be a problem down the line.
With some of the players we have signed there are significant injuries but the extent of the medical s is a cursory examination which says the knee is fine today it is not injured.
Then after 6 weeks of training the knee goes .
What happens in football is they get an MRI they then go through exercise programme and are re examined. If that shows even a small flare up you would have an expert give a view on what happens next
It is called due diligence. The club does not appear to be doing that.
That is the reference to lack of medical. In some cases it may be worse with players from overseas where we rely on second hand information.