A claim arising from a vengeful tackle that left one player a paraplegic will help clarify UK law on sports injuries
Rugby is a tough contact sport and injuries are commonplace. But what should be the attitude when one player deliberately targets another and makes a highly dangerous tackle that leaves the opponent with a broken back, unable to walk again?
That’s the essence of a case decided recently by UK high court judge Martin Spencer. The injured player, Dani Czernuszka, a member of the Sirens team, sued Bracknell Ladies captain Natasha King, who tackled her in the closing minutes of a 2017 match...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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