- Many players diagnosed with early-onset dementia and CTE
- Group of 100 players say governing body did not protect them
Legal proceedings have been formally issued against the Rugby Football League on behalf of 100 former rugby league players who contend the sport was negligent in failing to take reasonable action to protect them from serious brain injuries.
Over 200 rugby union players have launched proceedings already with the support of Rylands Law, and it has now emerged that a similar case has been brought forward by dozens of league players. They argue that the sport’s governing body did not properly protect them from injury caused by repetitive concussive and sub-concussive blows.
