Rugby union is facing its biggest crisis, World Cup winner Paul Grayson claimed last night. Grayson played alongside Steve Thompson for Northampton and England in the 1990s and 2000s and considers him a friend.
To hear Thompson say yesterday that he does not remember playing at the 2003 World Cup and that sometimes he even forgets the name of his wife Steph, has rocked his former team mate.
The World Cup-winning hooker revealed yesterday that he has been diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 42. He and seven other former players are starting a claim against the sport’s authorities for negligence, claiming rugby has left them with permanent brain damage.
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