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Jul 18, 2022 · Wales' Grand Slam-winning captain Ryan Jones has revealed he has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. The former back row and lock said he had also received the diagnosis of probable...
Ryan Paul Jones MBE (born 13 March 1981) is a Wales former international rugby union player who played at number eight, blindside flanker or second row. He was involved in three Grand Slam wins, in 2005, as captain in 2008, and 2012.
Jul 17, 2022 · Grand Slam-winning rugby captain Ryan Jones has joined a legal action against rugby's governing bodies after being diagnosed with early onset dementia. In an interview with the Sunday Times...
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- Greenwood: It saddens me to my core, we've had enough warning shots
Ryan Jones, the former captain of the Wales rugby team, has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia at the age of 41.
Jones has 75 international caps and was a member of the British and Irish Lions squad that toured New Zealand in 2005.
He received a diagnosis of probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) last December.
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Will Greenwood says the news that Ryan Jones is suffering with early-onset dementia saddens him to his core and feels we need continued efforts to tackle the issue in the sport of rugby.
Former England international Will Greenwood believes while rugby has progressed in dealing with dementia, there is still much that needs to be done.
"First of all, I am sending just the most amount of love to one of the great blokes on the planet Ryan Jones.
"I mean it saddens me to my core and we've had enough warning shots and its needs continued efforts from the powers that be to make sure that they'll be in as safe a place as possible," he told Sky Sports. "We must do absolutely everything we can when we educate kids in tackles and the contact area that we educate them correctly.
"At times there has been arguments that we have had too many yellow cards, too many red cards - that's what needs to happen to make sure we start to tackle low, and then doctors are immediately removing players from the field of play, to make sure that players are fine to continue. They have just changed the laws so that any sort of head contact means 12 days off.
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Jul 16, 2022 · Wales' Grand Slam-winning captain Ryan Jones has revealed he has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. The former back row and lock said he had also received the diagnosis of probable...
Jul 17, 2022 · Former Wales rugby captain Ryan Jones has revealed he is suffering from early-onset dementia at the age of 41. Jones, who was involved in three Grand Slam wins for his country, was diagnosed with probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in December.
Jul 18, 2022 · Former Wales captain Ryan Jones is taking legal action against rugby’s governing bodies after being diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 41.
