<- Back to homepage

Rugby brain injury case able to continue after high court ruling

Source: The Guardian Sport - Published: 21 Aug 2026 15:09

Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end casesJudge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documentsMore than 500 former rugby union and league players’ lawsuits ⁠over neurological injuries can continue, London’s high court ruled on Friday, despite their former lawyers’ failure to disclose ⁠key medical evidence ⁠to governing ​bodies.World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union, plus the Rugby Football League and the ⁠British Amateur Rugby League Association, argued the claimants’ lawyers had repeatedly failed to provide records. Continue reading...