Cruciate curse crippling GAA

A staggering €1.4 million could be paid out under the GAA’s player insurance scheme for cruciate injuries in 2011.

A study carried out by Croke Park found there were 470 insurance claims for surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament injuries last year, costing an average of €3,000 per treatment.

So far, 183 claims have been paid out which amounts to a total of close to €545,000, with the other 287 still to be processed.