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Group of 125 former players launch action this weekProceedings to be served against the RFL, IRL and BarlaThe legal dispute involving 125 former rugby league players who have been diagnosed with brain injuries they claim resulted from playing the game is heading for the courts. Proceedings are to be served against the Rugby Football League, the British Amateur Rugby League Association and International Rugby League.Rylands Garth will this week formally launch the action on behalf of the group who have been diagnosed with conditions including early onset dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), mirroring the legal dispute embroiling rugby union. Richard Boardman of Rylands says the action is a matter of “life and death”. Continue reading...