Rugby player critically injured in pitch incident

THE mother of a rugby union player who is critically ill in hospital following an incident during a match is being flown from Fiji to be by his bedside.

Tuui Redrava, 30, was injured in an incident which happened at the game between York Railway Institute and Doncaster Thornensians on Saturday afternoon in York.

It is understood Redrava was playing for the York RI side when he was injured during an on-field incident.