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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses with his wife and Darcy, his two year old child at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses with his wife and Darcy, his two year old child at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses with his wife and Darcy, his two year old child at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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  • Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
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    Alix Popham: ‘We knew our bodies would be in bits. We had no clue our brains were'. The former Wales back-rower was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40 and is frustrated the game he still loves – despite what it has done to him – ha
    Alix Popham is a former Welsh rugby Union player, who played at Number eight or flanker and was captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14 having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008. Popham also played for Wales earning 33 caps. Here he poses at his home in Newport, South Wales. ‘My memories of rugby are made-up, from people telling me things or seeing pictures or watching clips,’ says Alix Popham. ‘I can’t remember a lot else.’

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