Rugby dementia crisis a huge wake-up call, says RPA chief executive

Eight former players under 45 have early signs of dementiaDamian Hopley: ‘What’s come out has been horrendous to read’Damian Hopley, the chief executive of the Rugby Players Association, has described cases of early-onset dementia among its membership as “horrendous” and a “wake-up” call for the sport.The World Cup winner Steve Thompson and seven other former players have revealed they are proposing to bring legal proceedings against World Rugby – the game’s governing body – the Rugby Football Union in England and the Welsh Rugby Union over what they claim is their failure to protect them from…