Ex-All Black Hayman on '30% brain energy' after concussions
Carl Hayman had a rugby career up there with the best in one of the toughest positions in the sport.
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Ex-Wales winger James reveals dementia fight as legal case grows
Former Wales rugby union international Dafydd James has revealed he has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia as a legal case of ex-sportsmen and women claiming they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to 380.
Dafydd James reveals dementia diagnosis as brain injury claim group grows
A group of ex-sportsmen and women taking legal action claiming they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to 380, with former Wales rugby international Dafydd James among the latest to reveal he has been diagnosed with early onset dementia.
Sport-Over 150 ex-soccer, rugby union and league players join concussion lawsuit
A group of more than 150 former soccer, rugby league and rugby union players suffering from neurological impairments are due to join a class-action lawsuit against their respective governing bodies, lawyers representing the players said on Tuesday.
Former rugby players send brain injuries claim letter to governing bodies
Dozens of former amateur rugby players have written to a number of the sport's governing bodies, alleging not enough was done to protect them from brain injuries ahead of a potential lawsuit.
Amateur players launch lawsuit over brain injuries
A letter of claim has been sent to World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union by more than 55 amateur rugby players over a potential brain injury lawsuit.
Rugby authorities 'not learning' from head injuries - former Wales flanker
Unless the rugby authorities seize the problem of traumatic head injuries "by the scruff of the neck" parents will not allow their children to play the sport, former Wales flanker Alix Popham told AFP.
Former players to sue French rugby authorities over concussion
A group of former players, including England World Cup winner Steve Thompson and All Black Carl Hayman, are to file legal action in France against the national rugby bodies over concussion, their lawyers told AFP on Wednesday.