My head hurts writing this tweet. There are blokes struggling out there now who have left the game with brain trauma that has ruined their life. See a specialist if you have any questions. The knowledge is simply not good enough outside of that.

I’m still getting migraines 10 months later. And dizzy when I walk for over 10 minutes with balance issues. If you’re a player reading this and it’s touch and go. Don’t do it. It’s not worth it.

Retirement is a funny concept. I feel like it means stopping and that being ’it’. I just turned 27. I have my whole life ahead of me. I hope to return to full health. From there, who knows what will happen and how much I’ll learn.

For sure. Rugby players need an air of invincibility. And it’s what takes you to the top. A little bit of delusion that you can’t get hurt helps too. But the culture around head knocks needs to change. If we want to have people healthy with a decent quality of life during & after