- The star posted 62 caps for France before retiring from the game in 2014
- He is convinced that his memory will never come back but “rediscover life” at 47
The legend of rugby and former international of France Sébastien Chabal emotionally opened his battle against the loss of memory in a candid and heartbreaking interview.
Chabal, 47, obtained 62 caps for France and played for Bourgoin domestic clubs, the sales sharks, the racing metro and Lyon during a sparkling rugby career – but has now revealed that he does not remember a “unique match” that he played in sport.
The former French striker explained how he had suffered from memory problems since his call on his career in 2014, speaking of the show “Legend”.
“I don’t remember a single second in a rugby match that I played. And I do not remember only one of the 62 Marseiles (the national anthem of France) that I lived, “he said.
“I’m not talking about it, because it’s just my business, but there are a lot of actions that are carried out by former players, as a team, because we took a hit on the helmet. There is the dough that hit the marrow.
“I don’t remember anything. Sometimes I tell my wife: “In fact, I was not the one who played rugby”.
The legend of Sebastien Chabal rugby has opened emotionally on his battle with memory loss
Chabal, 47
The winners of the World Cup in England Phil Vickery (left) and Steve Thompson (center) are among the 500 former rugby players to have registered in collaboration since 2022 since 2022
Players suffering from neurological conditions such as early dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have been a subject of discussion in progress in sport in recent years.
In 2022, a group of 185 lawyers continued the rugby guiding bodies for negligence, alleging that sports for many years caused brain damage.
The former Wales star, Alix Popham, 45, was diagnosed with early early dementia at the age of 40, while the winners of the England World Cup Phil Vickery and Steve Thompson are among the 500 former players to have signed collective appeals against the rugby authorities.
Measures may have been taken by the sporting organs of sport with regard to concussion protocols since the trial in 2022, but
Mail Sport reported last month that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and important technological advances lead to the hope that the treatment of head injuries and the management of concussion in rugby – as well as in professional sport – can be revolutionized.
But Chabal admitted in the interview that there was not much that he could do now to improve his memory, insisting on the fact that he “will not come back”.
“Why bother? My memory will not come back, “he said, when he was asked if he went to the doctor about it. “I rediscover my life. Before playing rugby, I never realized that I don’t remember anything.
