RFU council approves change from 2026-27 season ‘The professional game must evolve if it is to thrive’ RFU council approves change from 2026-27 season ‘The professional game must evolve if it is to thrive’ World Rugby has denied any liability after filing its first defence to lawsuits brought by hundreds of former rugby union players over neurological injuries, arguing such injuries are a “foreseeable and inherent risk” in playing the sport. Nearly 800 ex-amateur and professional players are