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England legend Steve Thompson has accused rugby administrators of 'flogging players until they fall apart' as he called for the government to act on promises to address the sport's concussion crisis. The former hooker, a 2003 Rugby World Cup winner, sent shockwave through the rugby world three years ago when he revealed he had been diagnosed with early onset dementia. Since Thompson's diagnosis, the impact of CTE - a neurogenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head - and neurological diseases on players in retirement has been one of the sport's biggest talking points. 

Since 60 more ex-unionists joined an ongoing court case against the sport's authorities over head injuries, rugby bosses in both codes have been warned that their games are not currently safe for players. The expansion was announced by Rylands Garth, the lawyers representing the claimants. The names of the 60 other former union members were not revealed.

MATT HUGHES: Former international rugby players suing World Rugby and the RFU for brain injury have filed a third lawsuit, claiming that the fixture list should be reduced by a third in order to shield future generations from suffering dementia. Lenny Woodard, an ex-Wales wing, told Mail Sport that the current schedule could be changed dramatically to match that of the NFL, where the regular season features just 17 games as opposed to four in the play-offs, and coaches are only permitted to schedule 16 contact sessions each year. Woodard, one of 295 ex-players facing criminal charges against World Rugby, the RFU, and Wales Rugby Union, has suffered from dementia foregation in a coalition that includes his former international colleagues Gavin Henson and Ryan Jones, as well as England World Cup winners Steve Thompson, Phil Vickery, and Mark Regan.

According to Mail Sport, the number of former rugby union players taking court action against the game's authorities over head injury is on the rise by an average of ten players every month. Among 207 new names revealed in the concussion in rugby procedural hearing held at the High Court in London, England's 2003 World Cup champions Phil Vickery and Mark Regan and ex-Wales centre Gavin Henson were among 207 new names unveiled in the concussion. They joined Alix Popham, Carl Hayman, Steve Thompson, and Michael Lipman in bringing legal action against World Rugby, the Rugby Union, and the Welsh Rugby Union after being plagued with neurological disorders such as early-onset dementia, motor neurone disease, and probable chronic encephalopathy, which they attribute to their playing careers. According to the players, they weren't aware rugby would cause such issues.

BY MATT HUGHES: Three former Premier League stars are among 25 others suing the FA for injuries on the grounds that they failed to shield them from suffering brain injuries. Mail Sport revealed last year that the group, which also includes two former EFL players in their 40s, had issued a letter of complaint, and that the first High Court hearing is set to take place next month. The majority of ex-players are in their 60s and 70s, although some are older than rugby players, although some are much younger. According to reports, three ex-Premier League players are in their early 50s, while two others who played in the EFL are a decade younger, experiencing first signs of brain injury in their 30s.

CHRIS FOY: Both front-row players Phil Vickery and Mark Regan, as well as former Welsh poster-boy Gavin Henson, are among a group of more than 200 ex-players involved in a concussion case. These well-known figures, as well as others such as Steve Thompson, Alix Popham, Colin Charvis, and Sean Lamont, were among those convicted as claimants at the Royal Courts of Justice. On Friday morning, a case management meeting was held and proceedings - as part of the forthcoming Group Litigation Order against World Rugby, the RFU, and Welsh Rugby Union - were postponed until April next year.