Rugby league rocked by first proof of former players with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

By Adam Pengilly
Updated June 27 2019 - 5:18pm, first published 12:01pm

Researchers have uncovered the first evidence of Australian rugby league players with a degenerative brain condition commonly found in retired American NFL athletes, findings which will have massive implications for the NRL.

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