Prof Ben Jones

@23Benjones

•Prof @LeedsBeckett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿•Research lead @premrugby •Performance & Research lead @TheRFL •Visiting Prof @SPRINT_ACU 🇦🇺 @UCT_news 🇿🇦 •Trying to help

leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/professo… Joined November 2010

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Prof Ben Jones @23Benjones Feb 12, 2021

🦠 🏉 We monitored 128 players from 4 rugby matches, where 8 infectious players participated. Some players involved in >30 tackles with infectious players.

DO PLAYERS BECOME INFECTED AFTER PARTICIPATING WITH SARS-CoV-2 POSITIVE PLAYERS?

Now in @BJSM_BMJ eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2…

Prof Ben Jones @23Benjones Apr 29, 2024

Interesting debate on safety vs spectacle in @NRL

Based on analysis of c.200 concussive v c.6500 non-concussive tackles in @TheRFL @SuperLeague - KO has relatively higher rate of concussion than normal tackles. But so does Try Scoring.

@camowen94 has this study under-review.

The Oracle Verified account @BigOtrivia Apr 29, 2024

Gotta say i was relieved to see James Graham sitting alongside Braith tonight !
Can’t imagine Gordie going toe to toe like that.
#OutstandingChoice

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Prof Ben Jones @23Benjones Dec 11, 2023

Clearly a mixed response to these recommendations. This was expected - in a world where new evidence emerges, surely change is needed? Also been interesting to see the general positive responses, by those who have been part of the broader discussions. Here's some rational (1);

Rugby Football League @TheRFL Dec 8, 2023

The independent Board of the Rugby Football League have accepted 44 recommendations from the sport's Brain Health and Clinical Advisory Group Sub-Committees, as the latest and most wide-ranging phase of the drive to make the sport safer and more accessible at all levels.
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Prof Ben Jones @23Benjones Jul 26, 2023

We are hosting an open discussion on the on-going law trial @TheRFL & @leedsbeckett aimed to reduce concussion & head contact in rugby league.

2nd August 1830-2000

Online and in-person @Carnegie_Sport

Hosted by @tanyaarnold

The Home of Rugby League rugby-league.com/article/61970/…

www.rugby-league.com Concussion in Rugby League: Leeds Beckett University to host ‘open discussion’ on behalf of the RFL

Prof Ben Jones @23Benjones Jul 17, 2023

10 yrs after graduating my PhD @leedsbeckett, I had the privilege of reading out the PhD graduates during the @Carnegie_Sport ceremony. Including #22-27 of PhD students I’ve supervised;
@lucy_nutrition
@sarahchantler
@Tom_Sawczuk
@Omar_Heyward
@camowen94
Ben Nicholson
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