Legal claim on concussion launched by former players against rugby authorities

Letters of claim lodged with World Rugby, RFU and WRUFormer Welsh U20 Adam Hughes, 30, joins legal caseLawyers representing former rugby union players have taken a decisive step in their legal action against the game’s authorities, issuing a pre-action letter of claim to World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and Welsh Rugby Union. Rylands Law, which announced the move on Thursday, revealed that two more players, Adam Hughes, a former Welsh U20 international, and Neil Spence, a former England U21 international, have joined the claim made by players over the impact of head injuries suffered duri…