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Maori All Black Shane Christie had CTE
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:04:13
Publish Date: 2026-04-02 04:16:00
Description: A pathologist has diagnosed former Maori All Black and Highlander Shane Christie with a brain disease likely to be connected with repeated head knocks. They say he had "high stage" chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, before his death by suspected suicide last year. New Zealand Rugby says it recognises an association between repeated head impacts and CTE, and takes the issue seriously. Samantha Gee reports.
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