Woman sues IRFU and rugby club over injuries she claims she received during match

Former player taking case over alleged negligence and breach of duty arising out of the injury which occurred when she was in a line-out collision during a game on January 8, 2017

Woman pleaded she suffered severe injury during the match between Tuam and Old Belvedere. File picture: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

The High Court has been urged to dismiss a woman's claim over serious injuries she says she received while playing rugby with her local club some seven years ago.

Carmel Creaven is suing the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Tuam Rugby Football Club in Galway, and a number of trustees and officers of Tuam RFC for negligence and breach of duty arising out of the injury which occurred when she was in a line-out collision during a game on January 8, 2017.