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‘I’m pretty numb to be honest’: Head for Change co-founder on passing of Shane Christie

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Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 2:29pm
Shane Christie, pictured speaking at the service for his friend Bill Guyton, who took his life and was found through an autopsy to have the brain injury, CTE.
Shane Christie, pictured speaking at the service for his friend Bill Guyton, who took his life and was found through an autopsy to have the brain injury, CTE.

‘I’m pretty numb to be honest’: Head for Change co-founder on passing of Shane Christie

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Publish Date
Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 2:29pm

Former rugby player Shane Christie passed away earlier this week, and the international rugby community is in mourning.  

Former Welsh Rugby player and co-founder of Head for Change Alix Popham said he was angry at the Players Association CEO Rob Nichol for downplaying the severity of CTE in Rugby in the build up to Christie's passing. 

‘[Rob Nichol] is supposed to be there to look after the players, not gaslighting this situation and downplaying the seriousness of it’ 

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