The only place this can end is by tackling being softened down again, being in my 3 score years and 10 I have a common sense approach which may upset people but if you don't want to get hurt then perhaps contact sports, especially rugby and to a lesser degree football, may not be the sports for you.
At schools yes in my schooldays you were forced to play rugby, football and boxing no running to the solicitor at the first little knock. I am sure all the players who are suing the FA the RFU the RFL were delighted when they got their first professional contract but they knew the risks. Could I sue my former employers for me having to kneel causing Osteo Arthritis which has resulted in me having two knee replacements no I couldn't do my job without kneeling at some point and no I am not a Vicar or a Priest or any other religious figure.
I don't remember seeing anyone in any Rugby/Football match kicking and screaming and being pushed on to the field by the Coach/Manager. But we live in a different world now where SOMEONE has to be responsible for EVERY action which will end up in doing NOTHING in case you get hurt. I am sure before he got dementia Thompson would have told everybody who asked that he enjoyed every minute of his Rugby Union career.