League of cerebral emotion of the rugby league: almost two thirds of the applicants “showed cte symptoms”
One of the applicants in the case of the Rugby League is Roy Heaney, 64, who played for Wigan and Salford in the 80s, initially playing football for the Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers reserves. He was diagnosed with early debut dementia and the probable CTE.
He told the BBC Sport that he had suffered regular brain commations during his career both in football and in the rugby League.
“There is no way that your brain can suffer that type of damage,” he said.
“I had problems for about 25 years that influenced me: my personality, my quality of life suffered, I lost work because of my problems with brain damage, the relationships have failed, influenced all parts of my life.
“I never dreamed of a minute that in my mid -1930s I would have fought with the problems of my brain. None of us signed up for this.
“I was seeing things, I was listening to things. I had terrible thoughts, really dark moments I thought” why am I here? I am a weight for my family. “I had lost my career, did not work and lived for benefits.
“I had to withdraw and then I became very island and withdrawn. My short -term memory became non -existent.”
Heaney says that the treatments they received during training and playing the games during his rugby championship career was insufficient.
“We were giving us the smells, sponges on the neck, out again and played,” he said.
“After the weekend you will feel bad, dizziness, headache. The treatment you would have received would be a couple of paracetamols and a hot bath. It is not cure.”
In a statement, Wigan Warriors said: “We are sorry to hear the health difficulties of one of our former players. After a career in professional football, Roy played nine games for Wigan Rugby League in the 1980s/81 years and we want to let him know and his family who is in our thoughts in this difficult moment.”
Salford were approached for a comment.
Rylands Garth is awaiting the result of an investigation into the lawyers’ regulatory authority after a former England player claimed to have been pressurized in joining his group request.
The former propon Green said he was pushed to enroll in the dispute even after a second scan, organized regardless of legal action, he found no signs of brain damage.
