4:28 pm today

British lawyer accused of pressuring rugby player to lie about diagnosis

From Checkpoint, 4:28 pm today

The British lawyer leading a multi-million dollar concussion lawsuit against rugby's governing bodies has been accused of pressuring a player to lie about his dementia diagnosis. More than 200 former professional players, including ex-All Black Carl Hayman, are suing World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union as part of a class action. But the tactics of the firm leading the action has been questioned in fresh lawsuit involving former English international Will Green. Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.