England international Mark Cueto believes former rugby players taking legal action over cases of brain injury is not the right way to go. Some 185 ex-players are involved in a lawsuit, including former Wales captain Ryan Jones - who has been diagnosed with early onset dementia at 41 - and World Cup-winning hooker Steve Thompson.
The legal action is being taken against World Rugby, the Welsh Rugby Union and the Rugby Football Union on the grounds that the governing bodies have failed to take reasonable action to protect players from permanent injury caused by concussive blows. But Cueto, a former England team-mate of Thompson, has expressed concern over the lawsuit, which could cost the sport’s authorities a multi-million pound figure
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