'Being diagnosed with dementia at 48 is hard': Rugby League stars to sue over concussion risks

Michael Edwards was diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) earlier this month

Michael Edwards was diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) earlier this month

A group of former players are planning to sue the Rugby Football League for negligence over what they say was a failure to protect them from the risks of concussion during their careers.

Bobbie Goulding, Paul Highton and Jason Roach are part of a test group of 10 ex-professionals involved in the action against the governing body. Those three men have been diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE.