in discussing the rugged beauty and sheer physicality of rugby, one cannot merely repudiate the hushed secrets of the game that precedent and method have shaped. ignoring these elements would be akin to overlooking the very fabric that the sport is woven from. but as we commence again with a new season, it's essential to consider how the darker aspects of the sport's history and current practice might influence its future. please do tell me about those hushed aspects that are rarely discussed or acknowledged openly, shedding light on the game's less savory practices that might be swept under the rug.