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.
“I have no memory of a single second of a rugby match I played,” Chabal, renowned for his formidable presence on the field and his distinctive rugged appearance which earned him the nickname “Caveman”, told the YouTube channel Legend.
“I don’t remember a single one of the 62 renditions of La Marseillaise I experienced. I remember nothing.”
Chabal added that the amnesia extended beyond his playing years,…