Rugby-Sixty-two caps, zero memories, says amnesia-hit Chabal


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 11 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: France's Sebastien Chabal (R) challenges Australia's Adam Ashley-Cooper during their friendly international rugby union test match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, near Paris November 27, 2010. REUTERS/John Schults/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French international Sebastien Chabal revealed he has been suffering from amnesia in another example of the devastating effects on rugby players of repeated head trauma.

The former lock said he could not remember any of his professional career, including the 62 times he represented his country.

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