Amateur Rugby Players Bring Concussion Lawsuit Against RFU, WRU and World Rugby, Roiling the Rugby World – Again

The Rugby world is again at the epicenter of concussion litigation, after 55 former amateur players initiated litigation against the Rugby Football Union (RFU), the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and World Rugby last month. Among the plaintiffs were retired female internationals, elite players from the amateur era, former youth players, and the family of a single deceased male player who was diagnosed with CTE postmortem. The current lawsuit comes after more than 200 rugby players sued World Rugb