JEFF PROBYN

England hero: Steve Thompson playing at 2003 World Cup
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THERE have been more sad revelations of how Steve Thompson is suffering in his post playing life as a result of injuries he suffered while playing and training for the game.
Having a playing career that lasted around 13 years and suffering, he says, between 80,000 and 100,000 head knocks means if he played and trained for five days each week he suffered around 30 head collisions each day. With that sort of number of injuries surely there should be some questions asked of the coaches at club and i...