TOULON - Carl Hayman had a rugby career up there with the best in one of the toughest positions in the sport.
Despite the on-field accolades and achievements, the ex-front-rower now suffers from early-onset dementia aged just 43."It essentially means that I have a certain amount of brain energy per day," Hayman told AFP. "From my point of view, the reason for joining the legal case is certainly not a financial point of view but it's to see change within the game," Hayman, who now runs a boat tour company in New Zealand, said.This week, Hayman returned to the Cote d'Azur as the French club induct eight players, including ex-England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, into their hall of fame.
"He then tells the taxi driver to do a U-turn, get back to the stadium and at the end of the game he's running on the field with his arms in the air.During the COVID-19 pandemic, rugby's stakeholders failed to agree on a global calendar to have fewer matches scheduled during a season.