The issue of head injuries and the long-term implications of playing rugby have been underscored by the story of another ...

"When I talk about it at home with my wife, I tell her that I have the impression that it wasn't me who played rugby," Chabal ...

Former France ... players, including England World Cup-winners Steve Thompson and Phil Vickery, launched legal action over brain injuries in December 2023. The players allege World Rugby, the ...

Rugby star Sébastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his nation as a powerful forward. But he does not remember any of it.

and more than 560 former players are suing the sport's governing bodies, blaming rugby for crippling brain injuries after suffering repeated blows to the head. Ex-France forward Chabal shared how ...

Former France ... second” of his rugby career. Capped 62 times by France, Chabal, known as the Caveman, became one of the world’s most prominent, popular and recognisable players during ...

Retired France international Sébastien Chabal has said he cannot remember "a single second of a rugby match" he played in, becoming the latest former player to speak out about the sport's ...

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Former France ... second” of his rugby career. Capped 62 times by France, Chabal, known as the Caveman, became one of the world’s most prominent, popular and recognisable players during ...

Former France forward Sebastien Chabal has said that he cannot remember “a single second” of his rugby career. Capped 62 times by France, Chabal, known as the “Caveman”, became one of the world’s most ...