Across the Pond: Rugby, Repeated Head Impacts & the UK Fight for Support | Roy Heaney & Rich Coates (Marshalling CTE)

This week, HeadRush goes across the pond with Roy Heaney and Rich Coates from the UK’s Marshalling CTE Foundation—former rugby players turned advocates confronting the realities of repeated head impacts (RHI), TBI, TES, and probable CTE.Roy and Rich share what happens when elite and grassroots athletes hit a breaking point and are told it’s “just anxiety” or “just depression,” despite years of collisions, concussions, and sub-concussive hits. They break down the differences between rugby league and rugby union, the cumulative damage of contact sports, and why so many players—and their families—are left without answers or support.This conversation goes beyond sport. It addresses the families, spouses, and caregivers who carry the weight alongside those suffering, and why the Marshalling CTE Foundation was created as a support-first community when institutions, leagues, and healthcare systems fall short.If you’ve experienced brain fog, rage, depression, anxiety, memory loss, or personality changes after head trauma—and felt dismissed or unheard—this episode is for you.You are not weak. You are not alone. And this is not just in your head.Mantra of the episode: Stronger together.If you’ve been told “it’s all in your head,” but you know something is wrong—listen closely.👍 Like, comment, and share to help this reach the people who need it. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on brain health, trauma, recovery, and hope.👉Learn more and explore all episodes at headrushpodcast.com#MarshallingCTEFoundation #RoyHeaney #RichCoates #HeadRushPodcast #CTE #BrainHealth #Rugby #TBI #Concussion #MentalHealth #Neuroinflammation #HeadTrauma #TES #RHI #BrainHealth #MentalWellness #AddictionRecovery #StopStigma #BrainInjuryAwareness #StopCTE #TBIRecovery #VeteranSupport #MentalResilience #health #mentalhealth #MillenniumHealth #MillenniumHealthStore #ParadiseBehavioralHealth #tripharlan #PatrickRishaCTEAarenessFoundation #McWellness #VeteranStrong