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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Warren Manger

Rugby League stars stricken by brain damage launch legal claim for millions

Seventy-five rugby league stars stricken by brain injuries will launch a legal case against the sport’s rulers on Monday.

Ex-Great Britain scrum half Bobbie Goulding says he and fellow pros have been left sobbing, scared and suicidal after years of blows to the head.

They are racked by illnesses like dementia, Parkinson’s and epilepsy. And their landmark case – which could run into tens of millions of pounds – claims the Rugby Football League failed to protect them.

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