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Steve Thompson MBE (formerly Steve Walter; born 15 July 1978) is a former rugby union player who played at hooker for Northampton Saints and England. He was once England's most capped hooker, and played for the British & Irish Lions.
Oct 5, 2022 · Thompson is among more than 185 players suing rugby union's governing bodies for negligence, claiming that playing the sport caused brain damage. During the film, he describes some of the...
Dec 8, 2020 · 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...
Apr 23, 2022 · England World Cup winner Steve Thompson has revealed he was placed on suicide watch as his struggle with dementia took him to the brink of despair.
Dec 9, 2020 · England World Cup winner Steve Thompson says he cannot remember playing in the 2003 final - something he believes is a result of brain damage he sustained playing rugby.
Sep 23, 2021 · Rugby World Cup winner and former Lion Steve Thompson will be the first professional athlete to pledge his brain to the Concussion Legacy Project, backed by the Jeff Astle Foundation;...
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Sep 23, 2021 · Steve Thompson, England’s rugby union World Cup winning forward, who was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year, has agreed to donate his brain for research after he dies.
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