More than 520 additional former rugby players have joined a concussion lawsuit against the sport’s authorities, according to the law firm bringing the case.
Rylands Garth says there are now more than 1,100 former players involved, with 784 from rugby union and 319 from rugby league.
World Cup winners Steve Thompson, Mark Regan and Phil Vickery, former Wales stars Gavin Henson, Lee Byrne, Colin Charvis and Ryan Jones and England scrum-half Harry Ellis and hooker Phil Greening are among those seeking damages from World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union.
The former players claim the governing bodies were negligent in failing to take reasonable action to protect them from serious brain injuries.
A similar action is being taken against the Rugby Football League (RFL) and the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA).
“Players continue to play almost all-year round and we will continue to fight for justice for those who gave so much to the game,” a Rylands Garth spokesperson said.
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