John Langford: ‘If I forget something, is it because I’ve been concussed or old age?’

In an excerpt from Saturday's Examiner Sport big interview with former Munster man John Langford, he details some of the concussions he experienced on the field and their aftereffects

John Langford pictured in 2001. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Former Munster star John Langford says he worries lapses in memory could be consequences of his time playing rugby.

Recent harrowing revelations by the likes of Steve Thompson and Michael Lipman are a cruel reminder that this came at a cost, while Langford played with Elton Flatley, the Australian out-half who was forced to retire in 2006 after continued blurred vision due to several concussions.