Ireland rugby fan is abducted and gang-raped by three men while in Bordeaux to watch her nation play Romania

An Irish rugby fan was kidnapped and then raped by three men while in Bordeaux to watch her national team in the World Cup.

According to French reports, the 37-year-old woman was attacked overnight last night, with police currently ‘actively searching’ for the three men.

The attack is said to have taken place around midnight on rue de la Rousselle in the heart of the city, close to where the woman was staying.

She was walking near her accommodation when she was allegedly attacked by three men who dragged her into an alley.

Local residents alerted the police, but the suspects still had time to flee.

According to L’Independant, the woman was able to return to her accommodation, but was in shock and initially did not report the attack to French police.

But French officers called their Irish counterparts who were in town during the Rugby World Cup, where Ireland played Romania on Saturday.

The woman was said to have been in town to watch the match.

She was treated by the Irish officers before being taken to Bordeaux University Hospital.

Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the alleged rape, with local media saying police are looking for three white men.

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