1.0alt.cardiffhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiffaltcardiffhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/author/altcardiff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Kbrb1oFP9o"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/2012/12/14/the-toll-of-a-rugby-game/">In depth: The toll of a rugby game</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/2012/12/14/the-toll-of-a-rugby-game/embed/#?secret=Kbrb1oFP9o" width="600" height="338" title="“In depth: The toll of a rugby game” — alt.cardiff" data-secret="Kbrb1oFP9o" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2012/12/feature_rugby_small_ep1.jpg664432A yearly income of £20,000 wired to a bank account and £10 in a brown envelope stuck in your boot as you come off the pitch on a Saturday afternoon. The ways in which rugby players are paid for their efforts have certainly altered in the last few decades but, when it comes to the changes caused by professionalism, this is just the tip of the iceberg. In fact as the game gets faster, tougher and more elite the whole […]