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Steve Thompson on dementia - why sport needs to do more to protect players

Steve Thompson is a Rugby Union legend - once England's most capped hooker. Dementia has changed his world - and he's now calling for sport to do more to protect players.

Steve Thompson is a Rugby Union legend 鈥� one of England鈥檚 2003 World cup winners 鈥� and once the country鈥檚 most capped hooker. In a candid conversation with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt on 麻豆社 Breakfast - he speaks about how he no longer remembers that extraordinary win - probably the crowning moment of his highly successful rugby union career. Now he's calling for sport to do more to protect players. This is 5 Minutes On 鈥� Steve Thompson 鈥� I can鈥檛 remember the biggest moment of my career.

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