Lawyer leading brain injury lawsuit under investigation over player recruitment

Rylands Garth accused of multiple breaches of conduct

BACK IN THE DAY: Will Green won four England caps. Picture: Johnny Eggitt/AFP via Getty Images

The man leading the multimillion-pound brain injury lawsuit representing hundreds of rugby players is under investigation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)  after a former England international claimed in a submission to court that he felt pressured to lie about having dementia.

In a case this month, that has raised questions over how Richard Boardman recruits players to join the lawsuit brought by his firm, Rylands Garth, against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union, and the Welsh Rugby Union, the former Wasps prop Will Green was unsuccessfully sued for legal and medical costs after refusing to join the group action.