Over 450 ex-players, including Lions quartet Phil Vickery, Gavin Henson, Dafydd James, and Colin Charvis, are taking legal action against World Rugby, RFU, and WRU. The claimants consist of 145 Test players, with 77 Welsh, 55 English, 8 Scots, and 5 Irish. The scale of damage is evident from the diverse player list involved in the lawsuit. World Rugby, WRU, and RFU have issued a joint statement regarding the legal claim. Additionally, top-flight rugby referee Wayne Barnes expressed the need to address social media abuse and imposter syndrome in refereeing. Sam Whitelock continues to battle with the All Blacks' #RWCFinal loss, emphasizing the difficulty of overcoming such a close defeat. Former Test referee Craig Joubert discussed World Rugby's efforts to combat online abuse of match officials.
Former Test referee Craig Joubert has opened up on how World Rugby is working to combat online abuse of match officials. https://t.co/qNUxAVFGZy
🗣️ "I don’t think any rugby player that goes so close ever gets over it but you learn that you can’t change history." 🇳🇿 Sam Whitelock still battling to overcome All Blacks' #RWCFinal loss. https://t.co/ETiM94Ycos
“We need to draw a line in the sand and say we are going to do something about it.” Top-flight rugby referee @WayneBarnesRef on social media abuse, refereeing the World Cup final and dealing with imposter syndrome. https://t.co/LMYRWYliHs
Legal claim: Joint statement on behalf of World Rugby, WRU and RFU. #Rugby Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/2chJEbrCo5
The number of ex-players taking legal action against World Rugby, RFU and WRU has topped 450. Latest big names are the Lions quartet Phil Vickery, Gavin Henson, Dafydd James and Colin Charvis. The claimants include 145 Test players: 77 Welsh, 55 English, 8 Scots, 5 Irish.
Diverse player list makes scale of damage clear in lawsuit against World Rugby | Andy Bull https://t.co/LohGJ9BKWE