PhD student, Fran Anns, led a paper on neurodegenerative disease outcomes among former rugby players, supported by senior author and project leader, Steph D’ Souza, COMPASS Director, Barry Milne, and national and international colleagues. This paper received considerable media attention – see links to two interviews with Steph D’Souza below.
Anns, F., Quarrie, K. L., Milne, B. J., Li, C., Gardner, A. J., Murphy, I. R., Verhagen, E. A. L. M., Wright, C., Morton, S., Lumley, T., Tippett, L., & D’Souza, S. (2025). Neurodegenerative diseases in male former first-class New Zealand rugby players. Sports Medicine.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02299-y
The paper has garnered significant media interest. Here is some of the coverage featuring interviews with Steph:
Other media articles:
Project: Kumānu Tangata
Kumanu Tāngata was funded and facilitated by World Rugby, New Zealand Rugby Foundation, NZR, Statistics New Zealand, and the University of Auckland Public Policy Institute.
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