England and Lions prop Joe Marler has revealed how concussion led him to forget he had children, as he outlines his concerns about dementia. The 32-year-old Harlequins loosehead has been speaking following the news that former Wales captain Ryan Jones has been diagnosed with early onset dementia at 41.
He told talkSPORT Breakfast : “First of all, it’s awful for Ryan to be told that and be going through that and it’s kind of struck a chord with me because it’s been quite well spoken about in rugby over the last few years with all of the discoveries that they’ve had with concussions and the relation to it all. I’ve just buried my head in the sand, to be honest because it scares me.
“I remember getting knocked out a couple of seasons ago - a big, big blow when I was trying to tackle Billy Vunipola. I was out cold and the next thing I remember was being in the physio room and the kit man came in.
