Rugby
Alix Popham: Ex-Wales flanker on early onset dementia diagnosis
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Tuesday, 08 December 2020 06:03
"I don't want to be a burden on anybody. That's the thing that plays on my mind."At just 40 years old, Alix Popham was diagnosed with early onset dementia. A former Wales flanker, he is a husband and father of three girls, trying to navigate an illness that affects his personality."I felt like there was a rage inside me boiling…
Steve Thompson in group of ex-rugby union internationals to sue for brain damage
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Tuesday, 08 December 2020 06:02
Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson and seven other former players claim the sport has left them with permanent brain damage - and are in the process of starting a claim against the game's authorities for negligence.Every member of the group has recently been diagnosed with the early signs of dementia, and they say repeated blows to the head are…
Steve Diamond: Sale Sharks director of rugby leaves for personal reasons
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Tuesday, 08 December 2020 04:46
Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond has left the Premiership club after 10 years in charge for personal reasons.He leaves the Sharks just three matches into the 2020-21 Premiership season, the team having won two of those games."I now look forward to taking some time out and planning my next challenge," he told the club website.external-linkSale say attack and skills…
England to host Australia & South Africa at Twickenham in 2021
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Tuesday, 08 December 2020 03:00
England will host Australia and South Africa at Twickenham during November next year.The Autumn International series will start with England playing an emerging nation on 6 November before a game against Australia on 13 November. England will then face South Africa, who beat Eddie Jones' side in the 2019 World Cup final, on 20 November."These will be some good games…
Matt Dawson column: England need to recognise prime time to attack
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Monday, 07 December 2020 04:41
To win a World Cup, you have to be able to adapt under the biggest pressure and on the biggest occasion.That is what the All Blacks or South Africa would do. That is what England did in 2003.It is not always going to go your way. Even if you are overwhelming favourites, you will play some games that you know…
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