St Helens star James Roby has given a harrowing insight into the long-term effects of rugby league and admitted it's "highly likely" his physical style could have an adverse effect in later life.
Roby, 37, is an icon of both the Saints and Super League and was recently labelled the competition's "greatest ever" player by Castleford opponent Paul McShane. The hooker was pivotal as his side won the World Club Challenge in Australia this month, beating the Penrith Panthers in Sydney.
Roby, however, wasn't due to feature this season after only signing a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2021 campaign. But he opted to re-sign for the current campaign, and whilst already holding the record for the most amount of Super League appearances with 522, this year he will almost certainly go pas Kel Coslett’s marker of 531 for St Helens.
