Rugby's day of reckoning has arrived. 😮 9WWOS
Rylands Legal said it is the biggest class action of its kind outside of the United States.
The settlement spared the league a trial over claims that it long hid what it knew about the link between concussions and brain injuries. The settlement did not include an admission from the NFL that it hid information from players about head injuries.In the rugby case, the allegations raised by the players include the failure of the governing bodies to "take proper steps as the game turned professional to respond to a disregard for player safety and brain health at the club and international level."
"We aim to challenge the current perceptions of the governing bodies, to reach a point where they accept the connection between repetitive blows to the head and permanent neurological injury and to take steps to protect players and support those who are injured."
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