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Date Posted: 15:59:38 12/13/02 Fri
Author: GaGriff
Author Host/IP: 62.253.64.6
Subject: News from NTL

Interesting. At least it looks like the guy is going to get the money to live by. But: I thought you had to get compulsory insurance anyway if you play club rugby?

Rugby faces tidal wave of lawsuits after landmark court ruling

1:48pm Friday, 13th December 2002

The Welsh Rugby Union is to blame for an accident during an amateur match which left a player paralysed for life, the High Court has ruled.

Richard Vowles, 29, was injured in the final seconds of a local derby between Llanharan and Tondu in January 1998.

Now wheelchair-bound, he had brought a damages action against match referee David Evans, for whom the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) accepted vicarious liability.

Mr Justice Morland, sitting in London, said that Mr Evans was in breach of his duty to take reasonable care for the safety of the front row forwards in failing to order non-contested scrums.

In his judgment, Mr Vowles had established on the balance of probabilities that this breach of duty was a material cause of his accident.

It is the first time that an amateur referee in any sport has been held liable in the context of an adult amateur game.

The WRU, which is considering an appeal, has warned that the the case could open the floodgates for similar actions and change the face of amateur rugby across Wales.

Afterwards, Mr Vowles, of Danygraig Terrace, Llanharan, south Wales, said: "I am just chuffed to bits. I am really pleased."

The amount of damages will now be assessed at a further hearing. Mr Vowles's lawyers said that the sum will be "very significant".

Mr Vowles, a former professional boxer, commented: "This has been dragging on for so long. I am just glad to get it out of the way.This is going to make a big difference to my life."

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I think that the maximum payout on the compulsory insurance is about �90,000. Which doesn't go far if you're permanently paraplegic. Also Vowles' insurers may have required him to get the money back from the WRU. (NT) -- Nto, 16:34:54 12/13/02 Fri
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