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The Rugby Pod

Concussion - Professor Bill Ribbans chats with Jim Hamilton

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.75.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Bill Ribbans is an Orthopaedic Surgeon, Trauma Consultant, and one of the highest regarded specialists in sports medicine. He has treated some of the world's best sports stars, including Michael Schumacher, Usain bolt, Jessica Ennis and countless rugby players. He is now at the forefront of concussion research and debate in rugby, working with Progressive Rugby to help advance the safety of the sport for all involved. In this chat, Bill and Jim discuss some very sensitive topics with the aim of better understanding the challenges around concussion in our sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On this episode, we found ourselves a professor, not just a professor, a doctor. A man who is

1:06.6

at the forefront of change for a reunion for the better. It's the powerful, the wonderful

1:12.6

Professor Bill Ribbons.

1:29.8

So, Dr. Professor Bill Ribbons, great to chat again. Last time we spoke was Christmas

1:52.3

of 2020 when I went back through the archives. Life was very different then. Can you just

1:57.8

give us a snapshot on who you are? I know who you are, but for the millions of listeners

2:02.7

and then we can get into what's going to be a fantastic discussion.

2:05.8

Well, the first thing, Jim, thank you for asking me back. I'm covered in, just blocked

2:09.3

my copybook in December 2020. I'm an orthopedic surgeon, primarily, based in Northampton, which

2:16.2

is, you know, is a sports med town. I'm also the professor of sports medicine at the University

2:22.6

of Northampton, where I was this morning. I've spent over 40 years since 1980 working in

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