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England World Cup winner Phil Vickery pledges to donate brain for concussion research

Vickery has been diagnosed with probable CTE and is part of a lawsuit against World Rugby, the RFU and Welsh Rugby Union

The Independent UK

Dismissed solicitor is still acting for footballers in brain injury court case

Richard Boardman, the solicitor dismissed by rugby players suing the game’s authorities over brain injuries, continues to lead a similar claim by footballers

The Guardian - UK

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

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Rugby brain injury case reaches crisis point as judge retires to consider 95% strikeouts

The judge criticised solicitor Richard Boardman’s handling of the case as he retired to consider throwing out the landmark legal action over rugby brain injuries

The Guardian - UK

Rugby players seek new lawyers for brain injury cases against governing bodies

Richard Boardman has left the case against rugby league and rugby union governing bodies and the players have said the process of appointing new solicitors is under way

The Guardian - UK

Rugby brain injury case suffers blow after judge rejects court appeals

Up to 80% of rugby league claims and 20% of rugby union could be struck out after judge rejects appeal over medical record disclosure

The Guardian - UK

Judge criticises solicitor acting on behalf of players with brain injury lawsuits

The judge presiding over the two brain injury lawsuits in rugby league and union has issued an extraordinary criticism of the solicitor acting on behalf of the injured players

The Guardian - UK

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Rugby brain injury lawsuit stuck in legal limbo – and players are still suffering

Push and pull for public opinion between lawyers and rugby authorities rumbles on but where would we be if no one had taken action in the first place?

The Guardian - UK

Lawyer leading brain injury lawsuit under investigation over player recruitment

The former Wasps prop Will Green accuses Rylands Garth firm of pressuring him to lie about having dementia

The Guardian - UK

High Court to rule in landmark hearing on 268 rugby players' brain injury claim

Day of reckoning in bid to combine claims into group litigation against governing bodies

Evening Standard

Rugby players to apply for class action lawsuit in legal case over brain injuries

A GLO would bring more than 200 claims together in one case, but a full hearing may not take place before the end of 2024

The Guardian - UK

Rugby union players’ legal action over head injuries to be heard in high court

Claim is by 234 players from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, including six women

The Guardian - UK

‘Matter of life and death’: rugby league brain injuries claim heading for court

A legal action is being launched by 125 former rugby league players who argue the sport did not take proper action to protect them

The Guardian - UK

More than 400 ex-rugby players died early from brain injuries, claim lawyers

Richard Boardman, who is leading the legal action against both rugby codes on behalf of hundreds of former players, says brain damage is an ‘absolute epidemic’ in the game and immediate changes are needed

The Guardian - UK

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