Latest rugby lawsuit over brain injuries taken by amateur players 

55 players begin legal action against RFU, RFU and World Rugby

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Rugby union authorities in England and Wales are facing a second major lawsuit as a group of more than 55 former amateur players have begun legal action against the Rugby Football Union, the Welsh Rugby Union and World Rugby, who they accuse of negligence in their failure to protect them from brain injuries during their playing careers.

The group includes retired female internationals, elite players from the amateur era, former youth players, and the family of one deceased male player who was diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) postmortem.