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Anthony France

Paralysed rugby player wins £10m compensation for ‘revenge’ tackle by opposition player

An amateur rugby player paralysed from the waist down after a “reckless belly-flop” tackle has won her High Court claim against an opposing player.

Reading flanker Dani Czernuszka, now 34, suffered a spinal fracture and a spinal cord injury during an amateur league rugby match, causing her to use a wheelchair full-time.

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