Neurodegenerative Disease in Rugby Players

Rugby's World Ragsies are taking a proactive approach to preventing head injuries. The risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases like dementia is two and a half times higher in rugby players than the general population. But these kinds of studies haven't been known for CTE yet, so we just don't know enough about it. "My bias is prevention, and I don't particularly care whether it's caused or associated"