A man is recovering from serious injuries after an incident during a tag rugby event at Terenure College RFC (stock image)A man is recovering from serious injuries after an incident during a tag rugby event at Terenure College RFC’s Lakelands ground in south Dublin on Monday night. Dublin City Council has confirmed that “firefighters and paramedics attended a medical incident at Terenure Rugby Club at approximately 18.45 on Monday, July 13, 2020. The tag rugby competition was the first one held by the Irish Tag Rugby Association (ITRA) since it shut down activity due to the Covid-19 pandemic and featured former Ireland international Gordon D’Arcy who lined out with a number of former Lansdowne RFC team-mates. The player was treated at the scene, before being transported to hospital. ITRA is part of ‘Alive Outside’ which describes itself as Ireland’s largest outdoor sports company and is based in Dun Laoghaire.

Source: Irish Independent July 19, 2020 12:22 UTC