- Bobbie Goulding in group of 10 with brain damage symptoms
- Goulding diagnosed with early onset dementia at 49
A group of former international rugby league players have formally announced their intention to bring legal action against the Rugby Football League, claiming the governing body failed to protect them from the risks of brain damage caused by concussion. That group includes the former Great Britain half-back Bobbie Goulding, who has revealed he has been diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 49.
Goulding is among a group of 10 players who are planning to launch action, but the lawyers representing the players say they are aware of 50 former professionals, some of whom are in their 20s, who are showing symptoms associated with neurological issues such as early onset dementia, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and motor neurone disease.
