The Old Crem 3,581 Posted July 29, 2023 Scottish Rugby player John Shaw has announced he has early onset dementia at the age of 54 and says he only has a makxukn of ten years left alive. Wiki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted July 30, 2023 Clive Rowlands, Former Wales scrum-half, captain, coach, manager and Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) president has died at the age of 85. BBC Wiki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 3, 2023 Former England and British Lions player Peter Dixon reportedly dead: https://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk/news/story/gosforth-england-and-lions-great-peter-dixon-passes-away 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 5, 2023 On 03/08/2023 at 13:11, YoungWillz said: Former England and British Lions player Peter Dixon reportedly dead: https://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk/news/story/gosforth-england-and-lions-great-peter-dixon-passes-away Peter Dixon death notice in case someone would like to tidy up his Wiki @Ulitzer95: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/dixon-notices_52817 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted August 7, 2023 Irish rugby figure Barry O’Driscoll has dementia. Aussie Rugby League legend Wally Lewis has Probable CTE. He is 64? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted August 8, 2023 George North has been knocked out 8 times and had double digit concussions. Feels inevitable he will get some Brain damage linked condition. Some rumours that his family want him to retire. Leigh Halfpenny another at very high risk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted August 13, 2023 Lewis Moody says former teammates plural have early onset dementia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted August 14, 2023 Alexandru Penciu was born in Bucharest and died on 11/aug at the age of 90, he was a Romanian rugby union player and coach, who played as a defender or centre. Among the best players of all time, he was nicknamed "Alexander the Great" (Alexander cel Mare) in his native country, Penciu was player-manager for Italian team Rovigo. He scored the most points in the Serie A league in 1970-1971 (104 points) and 1971-1972 (124 points), managed several clubs in Canada, France and Italy https://www.stiripesurse.ro/a-murit-alexandru-penciu-rugby_3026873.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted August 14, 2023 Joggie Viljoen was born in Cape Town and died aged 78, was a South African rugby player, he played for his country's national team too https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/rugby/springboks/springbok-joggie-viljoen-dies-aged-78-breaking-rip-12-august-2023/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted August 14, 2023 Jacques Rougerie, born in Palmiers died 12/Aug aged 78, was a French international rugby player. He was the father of another French international rugby union player, Aurélien Rougerie. Rougerie played as a Prop or Hooker for AS Montferrand. He made his only Test appearance for France on 27 October 1973 against Japan https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/sports/necrologie-jacques-rougerie-est-decede_14356165/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 19, 2023 Garry Adey, Union player former number 8 for Leicester Tigers, reportedly dead: https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/obituary-garry-adey He made only 2 appearances for England in 1976 in the Five Nations. That was a year that England were beaten by everyone and finished bottom. (Probably not just Adey's fault, mind). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted August 21, 2023 Kyle Turner, born in Sydney and died in 18/aug, in Coonabarabran, Australia at the age of 31, was a rugby league player who played as a second row, block and center for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL). Turner has also played for the Indigenous All Stars and Country NSW, and played on the Rabbitohs' 2014 NRL Grand Final winning team https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-19/souths-nrl-premiership-winner-kyle-turner-dies-aged-31/102751148 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted August 23, 2023 Theuns Stofberg was born in Villiers, Orange Free State, died aged 68 in a road accident, was a South African rugby union player who captained the national team in four Tests between 1980 and 1984. He is remembered for his speed. and its size, both remarkable for a flank in those days. https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/rugby/springboks/rip-former-springbok-captain-theuns-stofberg-passes-away-accident-breaking-23-august-2023/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted August 28, 2023 Merv Cruz was born in Warialda , and died in Sydney aged 82 on 25 / aug, was an Australian rugby league footballer and orthopedic surgeon. He played in Australia's premier competition, the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), played for South Sydney (1960-61), Eastern Suburbs (1962) and North Sydney in 1963, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his revolutionary work in knee surgery, he served as a director on the National Rugby League board until he retired in 2005. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/it-was-a-beautiful-death-legendary-knee-surgeon-merv-cross-passes-away-20230826-p5dzmk.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted September 3, 2023 From the Happy Birthday thread: On 05/03/2023 at 12:40, Gooseberry Crumble said: Professional Welsh Rugby player David Watkins , a particular legend in Salford Rugby club, celebrates his 81st birthday today. David Watkins, dual code rugby player at international and local level, reportedly dead, killed by a @Gooseberry Crumble mention: https://salfordreddevils.net/rest-in-peace-david-watkins/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted September 3, 2023 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: From the Happy Birthday thread: David Watkins, dual code rugby player at international and local level, reportedly dead, killed by a @Gooseberry Crumble mention: https://salfordreddevils.net/rest-in-peace-david-watkins/ Oh my I am a sort of back to front dangerous jinx...! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,402 Posted September 3, 2023 On 04/05/2023 at 01:28, The Old Crem said: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/alix-popham-dangers-repeat-concussion Alix Popham says it’s the training that is the worse part. His dementia seems at relatively early stage - I can see a lot of these rugby players having lengthy battles. Alix Popham, who has suffered 100,000 'sub-concussions', can make that 100,001 after an accident during an Ironman: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66700604 Probably not great for his prognosis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,311 Posted September 3, 2023 34 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said: Alix Popham, who has suffered 100,000 'sub-concussions', can make that 100,001 after an accident during an Ironman: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66700604 Probably not great for his prognosis. One more won't make a difference. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted September 13, 2023 John McDonald was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and died aged 79. He was an Australian rugby league player,played for Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, coach and administrator and played for the Australian national team as well. https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2023/09/13/vale-john-mcdonald---sea-eagle-193/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,726 Posted September 15, 2023 On 24/11/2022 at 08:57, whoismakoto said: Do we know who are the oldest living players from each Tier 1 Nations? The ones I could find are Roy Roper from New Zealand and Eric Tweedale from Australia. John Vincent Smith was supposed to be the oldest British player but I don't know who replaced him after he died. Roy Roper dead at 100. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted September 18, 2023 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-12526813/DYLAN-HARTLEY-INTERVIEW-learning-traumatic-brain-injury-playing-former-England-captain-battling-solve-looming-crisis-rugby.html Dylan Hartley has a traumatic brain injury. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted September 18, 2023 Tony Kreft was born in Milton, New Zealand and died in Dunedin on 15 September aged 78, was a rugby player and represented Otago at provincial level and was a member of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, on their 1968 tour of Australia https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/132960176/former-all-black-tony-kreft-mourned-as-top-prop-and-one-of-rugbys-great-team-spirit-men 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted September 18, 2023 Lionel Morgan was born in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, died on September 16 at the age of 85, was an indigenous Australian rugby league football player, voted one of the best in the country in the 20th century. He was also a coach. Morgan was the first indigenous Australian to be selected to play in a recognized rugby league test match, he played one game for Australia in the 1960 World Cup, among the teams he defended are Brisbane and Queensland https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/09/17/vale-lionel-morgan/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted September 25, 2023 John Hayes was born in Marrickville and died on 24 Sep aged 84, he was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Western Suburbs in the NSWRL competition, was coach of North Sydney https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2023/09/24/vale--john-chow-hayes/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted October 13, 2023 Gérard Murillo was born in Paris and died on October 11 at the age of 91 in Cibouré, he played for Stade Dijonnais and the French rugby union team, was winner of the FIRA European Rugby Union Cup in 1954, as a coach he trained the Spanish national team https://www.sudouest.fr/sport/rugby/rugby-l-emblematique-entraineur-basque-gerard-murillo-est-decede-17042003.php 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
