Around a dozen Welsh former amateur rugby union players have joined the legal action against the sport's governing bodies, claiming they are suffering from brain injuries and early onset dementia.
After legal proceedings were issued against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union last month by a group of 185 former players from the professional and semi-professional game, it has now been confirmed that a group of 35 former amateur players - including men and women - will launch their own claim against the sport's authorities in September.
As first reported by The Times, 30 men and five women claim they are suffering with permanent neurological injuries caused by playing the game, and WalesOnline understands that around a dozen men and women involved in the action are Welsh. The Times also report that all five women played at international level, but at a time before the game had turned semi-professional.
