Ex-cricketer Will Pucovski takes legal action against former school over concussion

• Batter claims 2014 head knock was mismanaged by Brighton Grammar

• Pucovski retired from cricket aged 27 after long history of concussions

A private school football coach allegedly directed students to “go in hard” against each other during a training drill a Test cricketer claims left him with the first of a series of career-ending concussions.

Former Test cricketer Will Pucovski has launched legal action against his school Brighton Grammar over its handling of a concussion he suffered during an Australian rules football training session in 2014.