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Steve Thompson: Rugby's traumatic legacy

Steve Thompson: Rugby's traumatic legacy

Stephen Sackur speaks to a former rugby player living with early-onset dementia

The Interview · BBC World Service

July 5, 202222m 57s

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Show Notes

Steve Thompson is a World Cup-winning England rugby player whose brain has been irreparably damaged by years of collisions. His wife Steph helps him deal with a life blighted by early-onset dementia. What happens when the game just isn’t worth it?