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Report Says Australian Study Finds 31 Rugby League Players with Brain Disease CTE

Researchers found more than 60% of donated rugby league brains showed CTE, including players in their 20s and 30s, prompting calls for contact-sport reforms.

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SYDNEY (AP) — A study has found 31 rugby league players in Australia have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The ABC reported Australian Sports Brain Bank findings that showed players in their 20s, 30s and 40s had the degenerative brain disease, which can only...

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Report says Australian study finds 31 rugby league players with brain disease CTE

The Australian Broadcasting Corp. says a study has found that 31 rugby league players have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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ABC Australia broke the news in Ultimo, Australia on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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