Ex-Wigan, Castleford and Wakefield prop Danny Sculthorpe details harrowing brain tumour diagnosis, need for major surgery and family impact

AT the age of 44, Danny Sculthorpe has seemingly been through it all. Diagnosed with diabetes as a teenager, Sculthorpe was forced into early retirement after serious injury whilst the former prop succumbed to sepsis three times following operations. Almost dying on each occasion, the 44-year-old made it back on his feet, but, following retir

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