Summary
More than 520 former rugby players have joined a legal case against rugby organizations for not protecting them from head injuries. Over 1,100 players are now involved, claiming that the rugby authorities didn't do enough to prevent brain injuries like chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Key Facts
- More than 520 former rugby players have recently joined a lawsuit about concussions.
- A total of over 1,100 former players are now part of the lawsuit, which includes those from rugby union and rugby league.
- The lawsuit involves players like Steve Thompson and Mark Regan from the 2003 England Rugby World Cup team.
- Former players claim rugby organizations did not protect them from serious brain injuries.
- Medical checks show about two-thirds of these players show signs of CTE.
- Roy Heaney, one of the claimants, played in the 1980s and was diagnosed with early-onset dementia and likely CTE.
- The last chance for players to join the lawsuit was at the end of May, before a possible trial next year.
- Rylands Garth, the law firm handling the case, is also representing former football players in similar cases.
