England rugby star Steve Thompson has admitted he hides his 2003 World Cup winning medals away as his dementia has made the memories disappear.
The 44-year-old former Northampton Saints hooker made 73 appearances for England for nine years between 2002 and 2011 helping them to World Cup glory against Australia. Thompson retired 11 years ago after a recurrence of a serious neck injury.
The England star was diagnosed with the brain degenerative condition back in 2020, which is strongly linked to repetitive trauma to the brain. He is speaking on a BBC documentary titled 'Head On: Rugby, Dementia and Me' which is aired tonight at 9pm on BBC Two and iPlayer.
