Sam Peters and Alix Popham talk to Lauren Jenkins

Sports writer Sam Peters and former rugby player Alix Popham talk honestly and critically about sport’s approach to head injuries.

Popham is a retired international rugby player, with 33 caps for Wales. He retired in 2011 and in April 2020 was diagnosed with probable CTE and early onset dementia as a result of traumatic brain injury suffered in his rugby career. He and Peters explore the growing evidence linking sports-related concussions to premature deaths and dementia, and speak with first-hand knowledge about campaigning on the issue.

Peters is a rugby writer who has been credited with driving cultural change to sport’s attitude towards head injuries and concussion. His books include Broadside with England cricketer Stuart Broad. They speak to respected Welsh broadcaster Lauren Jenkins, who has brought us live coverage of some of Welsh rugby’s biggest stories