TY - JOUR T1 - LACUNAE JF - Injury Prevention JO - Inj Prev SP - 98 LP - 98 DO - 10.1136/ip.9.2.98 VL - 9 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2003/06/01 UR - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/9/2/98.abstract N2 - A High Court ruling in England holding a referee responsible for a player’s injuries has highlighted the liability risks faced by sporting officials everywhere. The court found the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) was liable when an amateur player was paralysed after a scrum collapsed. The player, Richard Vowles, 29, now wheelchair-bound, brought a damages action against the match referee, for whom the WRU accepted vicarious liability. Mr Vowles is expected … ER -