Why do so many rugby players contract motor neurone disease? Are hits to the head to blame? And what other factors can cause this devastating condition? Leading neurologist PROFESSOR AMMAR AL CHALABI reveals all

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Why do so many rugby players contract motor neurone disease? Are hits to the head to blame? And what other factors can cause this devastating condition? Leading neurologist PROFESSOR AMMAR AL CHALABI reveals all

Monday 6th October 2025, 4:06PM

The news that Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with MND at the age of 47 is a tragic reminder of the seemingly indiscriminate nature of this incurable condition.

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