With the impending legal case being brought by former players then obviously the RFL have to be seen to be doing whatever they can to protect players from injury both on the field and subsequently in their future lives, so I think we are all in agreement that they have to be proactive in achieving this, but what about bringing in a policy to inform young players of the potential implications of playing professional rugby league whereby both they and their parents would be given a presentation by a suitably qualified individual/team on the risks involved and potential outcomes and then given a few days to consider their decision before then being asked to sign a professional contract with a club and also sign a disclaimer to say that they have been made aware of the risks and, most crucially, then agree NOT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION against either the RFL or any clubs they have played for/against in their subsequent rugby career, should they then develop any symptoms such as CTE ??
Their could also be an exemption in there to cover intentional acts of thuggery/deliberate assault such as the Ben Flower attack on Lance Hohaia which ended his career prematurely, which would still allow a route for litigation against the perpetrator rather than the RFL or club ??
Thoughts ??