Austin Healey on online abuse: 'It does make you more aggressive, more snappy with your kids'

Austin Healey on online abuse: 'It does make you more aggressive, more snappy with your kids'

BT Sport pundit Austin Healey. Picture: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE

Former England rugby player Austin Healey has revealed the extent of the online abuse he receives, and how it can affect his home life.

Healey, who says he’s blocked about 20,000 trolls on Twitter, told BT Sport how extreme the hate speech directed his way can get.

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