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Thompson: Some days I can’t walk down stairs

The danger of CTE in rugby and those diagnosed with traumatic brain injury training to bring about change in the sport

Former England hooker Steve Thompson

WORLD Cup-winning England hooker Steve Thompson insists no level of the game can escape scrutiny in the bid to reduce the risk of players suffering life-threatening brain trauma.

Thompson, 42, is among eight former players, including fellow former internationals Alix Popham and Michael Lipman, who are preparing to launch a legal action against World Rugby, the RFU and WRU for negligence in failing to protect them against the risk of concussion.
Thompson, Popham and Lipman have been diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative d...

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