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INSANE: Nrl great fenech opens up on cte struggles - The Real Truth

Former Souths player Mario Fenech (L) has opened up about his battle with CTE. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Mario Fenech's battle with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a type of dementia caused by repeated head knocks, caused the South Sydney great to forget his son's wedding.

A gutsy State of Origin representative, Fenech's name became synonymous with the Rabbitohs across a professional career that spanned 15 seasons in the 1980s and '90s.

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