The former England captain Courtney Lawes says the gameâs authorities have to acknowledge that top-level rugby is a short career and players should be paid what they are worth
The threat of a player exodus to France and beyond is not new for the Premiership.
England World Cup winners Phil Vickery and Mark Regan, and former Wales star Gavin Henson, have been revealed as claimants as part of the concussion lawsuit against rugby authorities.