Irish Under-21 player raped me, court told

A LAW student told a court yesterday how she was raped by a Republic of Ireland Under-21 international footballer after a night out at a West End club in London.

Her voice faltering, the 22-year-old claimed she had “absolutely no energy to resist in any way” when Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack, on loan to Reading, allegedly attacked her in his flat.

The woman was ill and trying to sleep when she was set upon by the player and sexually assaulted by his friend, Allan Smillie, in the early hours of September 1 last year, the jury heard.