Former Professional Rugby Player 🏉
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I knew rugby was physical. What I, and many former players, didn’t understand were the long-term risks to our brains, or that we’d be left without proper neurological support after retirement. It’s about better leadership, better protocols, and protecting the next generation.
In 2023 ex Great Britain rugby league star Josh Jones retired due to concussion-related issues, aged just 30.
I’ve spoken to him and his wife Olivia about his experiences, subsequent CTE diagnosis & life since ⬇️
bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league…
Josh Jones retweeted
I wonder why @WorldRugby and other contact sports doesn’t want this to happen 🤔😡😔😢🙏❤️🏉🧠
Maybe half if not more of the squad would have to retire tomorrow 🤔
@melliebrampops @Head4Change @ProgressiveRug @Tommo33s @Phil_Vickery
Josh Jones retweeted
In 2023 ex Great Britain rugby league star Josh Jones retired due to concussion-related issues, aged just 30.
I’ve spoken to him and his wife Olivia about his experiences, subsequent CTE diagnosis & life since ⬇️
bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league…
Josh Jones retweeted
PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE 😡😢😔🙏❤️🏉🧠Ex-rugby league player Josh Jones says head injuries made him suicidal bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league…
Josh Jones retweeted
“It’s heartbreaking”
Ex-GB rugby league star Josh Jones, 32, says effects of head injuries made him suicidal, as he opens up about life since retirement & CTE diagnosis bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league…
Josh Jones retweeted
Rugby League #concussion nightmare:
Eli Katoa was cleared by Tonga docs after this hit pregame & cleared a 2nd sideline eval in the first half.
He was finally pulled after a 3rd bad hit, suffered a seizure & required emergency brain surgery for a bleed.
Josh Jones retweeted
A study into grassroots rugby concussion found players’ brains are still affected after being cleared to play.
Led by Dr Ben Jones of @SRES_UoE, the study found seven out of eight concussed players still had abnormal brain responses 25 days after injury.
brnw.ch/21wSOen
ALT Photograph of a man holding a rugby ball being tackled in the waist by a player wearing a grey cap. Text reads: "Rugby players' brains affected by concussion after being cleared to play."
Josh Jones retweeted
For 10 years, Sandra Crow has shielded her husband Trevor — a former rugby league club chairman and gifted second rower — from the outside world. Now she’s lifting the veil on what the ugly, violent end of a brutal career looks like: bit.ly/4hv9qOO
🙏😢
This one hits hard. How many of us rugby wives have this future ahead?
@WorldRugby @RFU @WelshRugbyUnion it’s time for acknowledgment of the problem and positive change to fix it please 🙏
No more empty words, we need action
@AlixPopham
@Tommo33s
Josh Jones retweeted
PLEASE READ AND SHARE 😞😡😢🙏❤️🏉🧠bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kg…
Great to see the support local MPs are showing towards neurodegenerative diseases in professional football, I hope they show the same support for current and former Rugby players 👏🏻
Among those joining Margaret at the ceremony were @LCRMayor and @AndyBurnhamGM who played major roles in the campaign for justice when they were MPs
Dean Windass: Former Hull and Bradford striker diagnosed with stage 2 de... youtu.be/8w0kq58dhnc?si=mL-i… via @YouTube
@AndyBurnhamGM 👏🏻
(2/2) The news has come as a shock for me and my family and has brought significant changes to my life and the lives of those closest to me. My family and I appreciate your support through this difficult period.
Much love
Josh
My friends and family, After a challenging few months I wanted to share that I have been diagnosed with stage 2 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). 1/2.
I also want to thank St.Helens, Exeter, Salford, Hull & Huddersfield for giving me the opportunity to represent them. Rugby League is all I’ve ever known, it has given so many wonderful highs and allowed me to achieve my dream.
Always love ❤️
Josh
To my family and friends, thank you for your continued love and sacrifices throughout my professional career. The moments we have shared will stay with me forever!
