Rugby injuries examined
The former Canterbury and All Black No. 8 forward,. Dr Hugh Burry, will be the principal Speaker at a seminar on rugby injuries to be held in Christchurch tomorrow morning.
Dr Burry will deliver the first Dr' Tom Anderson memorial lecture — named for the man who was respected in many countries for his work in the field of sports medicine. A co-founder of the Canterbury Sports Medicine Association and professor of rheumatology at Hutt Hospi-
tai, Dr Burry will speak on the subject, “rugby injuries — preventable or not,” at the Old Boys rugby club rooms in Ayr Street. Other speakers at the seminar will be Mr Humphrey Garland, a urologist and rugby medical . advisory chairman, of Wellington, and the Christchurch club’s senior captain, Jerry Rowberry, who is a physical education teacher.
Mr Garland’s topic will be cervical spinal injuries in rugby players, and Rowberry will present the players’ viewpoint on injuries.
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