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Rugby brain injury case able to continue after high court ruling

The Guardian Sport · 21 August 2026 at 13:09

Rugby brain injury case able to continue after high court ruling

Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end cases Judge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documents More 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.

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Rugby brain injury case able to continue after high court ruling

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