Steve Thompson

‘I joined rugby’s brain injury case after watching Steve Thompson’s documentary’

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Teresa O’Reilly is one of three women named in the class action: Eddie Mulholland of The Telegraph Teresa O’Reilly was sitting in her living room when she was struck by the harrowing realization that her brain had been shattered. She had decided to look Head On: Rugby, dementia and me, the heartbreaking documentary about 2003 … Read more

The fight against brain injuries in rugby players reaches a turning point in the courtroom

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It’s been ten years since I first spoke to Peter Robinson about the death of his son Ben, almost to the day. Ben had died of brain swelling after being hit in the head twice in quick succession during a rugby match at school on January 29, 2011. Peter’s grief was raw, but he wanted … Read more