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The RFU, meanwhile, said it had "played an instrumental role in establishing concussion and injury surveillance, concussion assessment, and supporting law changes to ensure proactive management of player welfare". Now we know and we're talking to specialists, we understand what the symptoms are and we're working round that," he added.
I’m a risk averse person. I’d never have stood up and said to Steve that elite rugby was not safe unless I was certain in my own mind that was the case. I don’t want to point fingers and name names but I’m a little upset that more has not been done. People have known about the problem for a long time and not enough has been done to reduce those impacts. The problem has been left on the shelf. There’s got to be some soul searching.”
If you are affected by any issues relating to this story then please go to BBC Action line for information and support. Before speaking out in 2020, Thompson was diagnosed by neurologists at King's College, London, with early-onset dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy - the term used to describe brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head trauma.
He asks: "In France, they have heart scans and, if players' hearts aren't quite right, they're not allowed to play. What's different with a brain?" Thompson added: “I’m so excited to be able to work with Bonnier on my book, Unforgettable. It’s not the story that anyone would have chosen for themselves – but it is mine. Countless people in the UK are affected by dementia – either directly or indirectly – and I hope my story can help shed new light on some of the difficult conversations so many of us have to have, and to show people that hope and happiness can be found in even the toughest of situations. If my standing up and speaking out can help someone else, I’m proud to do it.” Unforgettable is part sports memoir – with stories contributed by his world-cup winning teammates and his former manager, Sir Clive Woodward – and part raw human storytelling. In it, Steve will make memories for himself and for his children, and will relive the biggest battle of his life, with his toughest opponent – his own mind. Despite the constant reminders of what has been lost, and what is still to lose, Steve’s powerful story is one of hope and courage. Blink has landed a "moving and brave" memoir from rugby player Steve Thompson, who has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia as a result of collisions, concussions and injuries from playing the sport.Former hooker Thompson played 195 times for Northampton Saints before moving to France to play for Brive. He won 73 England caps, and three for the British and Irish Lions, in a nine-year international career. It's up to my generation to pledge our brains so researchers can develop better treatments and ways to make the game safer." The Concussion Legacy Project will use his brain to research chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which can only be diagnosed after death. Before speaking out in 2020, Thompson was diagnosed by neurologists at King's College, London, with early-onset dementia and probable CTE. Blink Publishing, part of Bonnier Books, has bought world rights in a “moving and brave” memoir from rugby player Steve Thompson, who has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia as a result of collisions, concussions and injuries from playing the sport.
He added: "You know, I am more scared of the highs than the lows. When I'm high, I feel brilliant and then suddenly I have to let everyone down because I can't do what I have promised. Dr Gabriele DeLuca, who will lead the new brain bank, said brain donation would help "develop tailored interventions and treatments" to prevent the "devastating consequences" of CTE. In January, World Rugby pledged 2022 would be the year of player welfare in the sport. external-linkBut in February concussion made headlines again as a head injury organisation questioned the decision to let Wales prop Tomas Francis continue playing after a collision during a Six Nations game. Dr Adam White, executive director of CLF UK, said the organisation aims "to stop all new cases of CTE in the next five years and have a cure by 2040". We've just got to be proud of these little victories to make the game of rugby a lot safer and for everyone to keep enjoying it. There's been no support from the RFU," he says, "Since I started the legal action, they've even stopped sending me the birthday card I got every year." In July 2021, an MPs' inquiry concluded sport had been allowed to "mark its own homework" on reducing the risks of brain injury, recommending a standard definition of concussion that all sports must use, and a paid medical officer at every major sporting event.
He told BBC Sport: "I believe that if we [the players making the legal claim] hadn't have come out, that wouldn't have happened. He won 73 England caps and three for the British and Irish Lions in a nine-year international career.
From 1st July 2021, VAT will be applicable to those EU countries where VAT is applied to books - this additional charge will be collected by Fed Ex (or the Royal Mail) at the time of delivery. Shipments to the USA & Canada: The release of the documentary comes after new research was published from a study examining a link between sport and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, motor neurone disease (MND) and dementia. Yes. Training is much more sophisticated than in the wild west of the early years of the professional era. Awareness and treatment of head injury has also been transformed in the last decade. Alas, with better preparation of players, the intensity of the 80 minutes on the field has continued to escalate. There is no way of knowing if the net effect of this relative shift in load from the week to the weekend mitigates the risks. The Concussion Legacy Project is a new brain bank formed by the Concussion Legacy Foundation UK (CLF) and the Jeff Astle Foundation, named after the former England and West Brom striker who died in 2002. A re-examination of Astle's brain in 2014 found he had died from CTE. In June this year, World Rugby extended its concussion stand-down period from six to 12 days. external-link
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