A female rugby player who sued an opponent for £10m after she was paralysed for life by a horror tackle has won her High Court fight for compensation.
Dani Czernuszka, 34, broke her spine after being tackled by "angry" opponent Natasha King during a ruck in a league match between her team Reading Sirens and Bracknell Ladies in October 2017. The "slightly-built" personal trainer claimed her "much heavier" opponent had earlier threatened she was "going to break me" after the pair clashed during the match near Reading.
She claimed Ms King - who has an "intimidating" reputation - was bent on "retribution" when she poleaxed her by "belly flopping" on her during a rolling scrum. She sued her rival personally for damages in a High Court trial earlier this month and today Mr Justice Martin Spencer ruled in her favour, blaming Ms King for her devastating injuries.
