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House of Rugby

Alix Popham, Jack Willis and rugby’s brutality

House of Rugby

JOE

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4.72.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Lee, Seánie and Bomb are joined by two special guests this week who for different reasons are dealing with the consequences of rugby’s brutality. Former Wales flanker Alix Popham, who was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year at the age of 40, explains how he is now trying to raise awareness of the impact rugby head injuries can cause. And England and Wasps player Jack Willis, joins to talk about dealing with the prospect of another year on the sidelines after sustaining a serious knee injury on his Six Nations debut a few weeks ago, having gone through something very similar back in 2018. Mindset4Dementia is a community-driven AI initiative that gives you the chance to join the fight against dementia. The danger and distress of living undiagnosed with dementia is a reality for 31 million people and their families. The app features fun cognitive tasks designed for wide-scale data collection. Completing these tasks teaches the AI how the brain works. The data can then be used by a future AI to provide care remotely to those who are isolated and living with dementia. Whatever your age or health status, your contribution makes a big difference. Check it out here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1530813748

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0:00.0

George, bind, set.

0:05.0

Joe presents The House of Rugby, Season 3.

0:08.0

Hello and welcome to this week's House of Rugby.

0:10.0

We've got some incredible guests coming your way and incredible people alongside me for

0:15.5

the duration as well, Shona Brian and Adam Jones.

0:19.0

Adam, it's been a while.

0:20.0

I presume your home schoolings finished now and you're back to rugby duties.

0:24.0

Yes, it's been a while, Mr. Boss.

0:27.0

Yes, we've been going right so fast.

0:30.0

The last few months and a half have been quite the joy at the moment in the quince so it's

0:34.0

been enjoyable.

0:35.0

I thought you met with your family at the home school and you've gone straight into rugby.

0:39.0

You're a magician.

0:40.0

Family's not important.

0:42.0

To be to be rugby is my little girl cracks on and gets on with my wife's teacher and

0:48.7

my little girl's home schoolings.

0:50.7

I get it pretty easy to be fair.

0:52.0

Until you get into quince and then you're going to deal with all these kids.

0:55.0

Home school and again then when you get in there with the party.

0:58.0

Exactly, but it's with a lot of worse sometimes.

1:01.0

You're playing an exciting brand or would be no aren't you?

1:04.0

Yeah, I think you want to use the word DNA too much but it's in the quince DNA to play rugby

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