Ex All Black joins group suing World Rugby over dementia - a podcast by RNZ

from 2021-11-03T08:50

:: ::


Former All Blacks prop Carl Hayman has joined a group of former players suing World Rugby after being diagnosed with early-onset dementia.
The 41-year-old father of four - a former world class prop - said ceaseless headaches sent him into a spiral of alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts.
Sports journalist Dylan Cleaver wrote about it in his his blog "The Bounce" and on the Spinoff website.
Cleaver spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Further episodes of Morning Report

Further podcasts by RNZ

Website of RNZ