BBCNEWS HARDtalk July 7, 2024
like american football. my guests today are steve thompson and his wife steph. he is a former england rugby international who won the world cup in 2003. he has recently learned that he has early—onset dementia. seemingly linked to years of high impact collisions. what happens when the game simply isn't worth it? steve and steph thompson, welcome to hardtalk. if i may, i want to begin with that moment when you were diagnosed. an elite former sportsman, rugby player, told that you had early—onset dementia. for both of you, i imagine, that was an extraordinary moment. steve, what wa...