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Rugby brain injury court case at risk of collapse

LONDON - A landmark legal case involving hundreds of former rugby players who allege they suffered brain injuries during their careers is on the brink of collapse.

Bangkok Post · Jul 24

Is rugby any closer to answering the complex brain injury question?

SPECIAL REPORT: With a court case looming large over the sport, Harry Latham-Coyle investigates what is being done to combat head injuries and the players struggling with life after rugby

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Five years on: rugby’s brain damaged players wait and wait for the help they need

In 2020 Steve Thompson revealed he could not remember winning the Rugby World Cup and since then his case and others have been caught up in a warren of legal argument

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025

The worrying biological changes found in rugby players who suffered several concussions

The study comes after it emerged that former All Blacks player Norm Hewitt died aged 55 with motor neurone disease

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

Clinical Ireland Eye Wales Scalp In Six Nations

Ireland are in a "very good place" as they pursue unprecedented back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams and should move a step closer with victory over Wales on Saturday, former Irish fullback Hugo MacNeill told AFP. The Irish sit atop the table after two bonus points wins and welcome an inexperienced…

International Business Times · Feb 23, 2024

Rugby players’ brain injury battle reaches watershed moment in court

Legal action brought by 268 players faces a day of reckoning on Friday while the sport continues to wrestle with the repercussions of head trauma

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

NFL-style lawsuit and brain-injury concerns hang over Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup will take place against the backdrop of a concussion lawsuit that has similarities to one settled by the NFL in 2013 at a likely cost of more than $1 billion

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

NFL-style lawsuit and brain-injury concerns hang over Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup will take place against the backdrop of a concussion lawsuit that has similarities to one settled by the NFL in 2013 at a likely cost of more than $1 billion

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Today's rugby news as Wales players have days to convince Gatland and Cardiff-Ospreys talks emerge

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond

Wales Online · Jun 24, 2023

Today's rugby news as former England star claims Alun Wyn Jones wasn't happy ahead of shock Wales retirement

The rugby news stories from Wales and beyond

Wales Online · Jun 7, 2023