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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Players with early-onset dementia to issue proceedings against rugby authorities

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A legal case involving a group of rugby players diagnosed with early-onset dementia and other irreversible neurological impairments now looks destined for the courts.

Proceedings are to be issued by Rylands Law on behalf of a group of professional and semi-professional players against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union.

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