England World Cup winners among ex-players suing over concussion

01.12.2023 - 18:13 channelnewsasia.com

LONDON :Mark Regan and Phil Vickery, members of England's 2003 World Cup-winning team, and former Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Gavin Henson are among nearly 300 former rugby players suing three governing bodies over neurological injuries, it was revealed on Friday.The case at London's High Court involves 295 former rugby union players suing World Rugby, England's Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union for allegedly failing to put in place reasonable measures to protect the health and safety of players.Fellow World Cup winner Steve Thompson and former Wales captain Ryan Jones had already been named as being part of the case, which also involves former Wales and Lions forward Colin Charvis and Sean Lamont, who won over 100 caps for Scotland.The names of more than 200 of the claimants were released on Friday, after a judge ruled the former players must wait until next year for their application for a group litigation order (GLO) – which would mean the individual lawsuits can be managed together – to be determined.World Rugby, the WRU and the RFU said in a joint statement after Friday's hearing: "Whilst today's case management hearing was necessarily about legal process, we must not forget about the people and players at the heart of this case. "Legal action prevents us reaching out to support the players involved, many of whom are named publicly for the first time today."But we want them to know that we care deeply about their struggles, that we are listening and that they are members of the rugby family."The statement added: "Player welfare is rugby’s top priority and will continue to be our top priority.

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