Clea Menier (FFR)
Clea Menier (FFR)

A 17-year-old amateur rugby player has died following injuries suffered during a women's game in France.

Clea Menier, a back row for Union du Bassin Marmandais, passed away at Pellegrin Hospital in Bordeaux after an "accident" during an under-18s match against Agen Agglo Rugby on Saturday.

Neither the club nor the French Rugby Federation have revealed the nature of her injury.

Paying tribute to emergency personnel who treated her, the club said: "It is with immense sadness and indescribable pain that Union du Bassin Marmandais learned of the death of Clea,"