LONDON - Six more former rugby players on Thursday joined a class-action lawsuit against World Rugby, England's Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union which alleges a failure to protect them from the risks caused by concussions.
The letter of claim, setting out their intention to sue, has been sent to the sport's governing bodies with a total of nine players involved, including England's Thompson and Michael Lipman and former Wales flanker Alix Popham. "The players we represent have only recently obtained a diagnosis of permanent brain damage and are suffering from a variety of consequential sequelae including... early onset dementia, depression, and symptoms and signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy," the law firm said in a statement.
In a joint statement on Thursday, World Rugby, the RFU and the WRU said they take"player safety very seriously.
WorldRugby EnglandRugby WelshRugbyUnion sport what about all those who play amateur contact sport to help break the monotony of doing their average day jobs. they also know the risks in terms of health and finance concussion
WorldRugby EnglandRugby WelshRugbyUnion sport Morons made millions out of playing the game out of their own free will and now they want to claim more money...