Evsham player dies during match

Colt


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Reported today, no info, but just awful news By all accounts fit and well
 

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Injured as he scored according to some reports.
 

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Injured as he scored according to some reports.
Condolences to all his family and friends.

I've seen it reported that he suffered a ruptured spleen.

I wonder if it was a legal tackle or someone dropped on him after scoring the try, which is something I hate and needs to be removed from the game.
 

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Condolences to all his family and friends.

I've seen it reported that he suffered a ruptured spleen.

I wonder if it was a legal tackle or someone dropped on him after scoring the try, which is something I hate and needs to be removed from the game.
Let's hope it was "just one of those thing"s. At least if you have to go, scoring a try is certainly doing it in style. Doing what he seemed to love.
 

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Reported in The Times this morning that his father was watching the match on a livestream (so video evidence) and has commented “From the accounts of the players, it was a total accident. We hold absolutely no blame whatsoever. It was a one-in-a-million freak rugby accident.” Although his sister is reported as commenting "just one accidental tackle and you never got back up.” Let's leave comments on this particular incident as that until any more evidence is presented.
 
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