State of Mind remains crucial for rugby league players and the public | Aaron Bower

Ian Knott almost killed himself after retirement but now gives talks on behalf of the mental health charityIn September 2010 the rugby league world changed for ever with the death of Terry Newton, aged 31. It emerged that the former Great Britain hooker had taken his own life and for the first time in the sport’s history the welfare of players and the importance of their mental wellbeing had been brought into focus.Where a player turns at the end of his career is often overlooked but Ian Knott knows more than most how the impact of an enforced retirement can lead to mental health problems. It is those experiences, plus the legacy of Newton’s death, that have helped create a movement that started in rugby league but has now spread across sport. Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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