23/07/2025
Guinness World Records! A huge well done to our clinician .sportsrehab who was involved in this recent event at , Ireland, helping support 92 players (46 women and 46 men) break world records for the longest rugby games. The event raised over £120,000 for , rugby’s mental health charity, and the children’s rugby charity .
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The previous women’s record was 24 hours and the men’s record was around 31 hours, and both teams were successful in setting new records (official Guinness verification pending). During the event, the women completed 29 hours of rugby and the men played for 36 hours (both times subject to change after verification).
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As part of the medical team, Ryan had to support the athletes to complete the endurance event in temperatures that reached 28 degrees Celsius! In addition to non-stop taping, massage and emotional support hugs, the team had to deal with a grade 4 ACJ, ruptured rotator cuff, grade 3 hamstring tear, a concussion, a suspected ACL/MCL, sprained ankles, a plethora of swollen knees, and heat stroke.
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Awesome effort by everyone involved! 🙌
