A rugby player suffered fatal heart failure on Saturday in Saint-Gaudens (Lot-et-Garonne). La Dépêche explains that the tragedy occurred during a meeting between the reserve of the local team and that of Miélan (Gers).
On a playing action, the player "received the ball and passed when it was tackled." A tackle a priori normal. He got up, moaning before collapsing, ”explains a witness to the scene. Neither the massages of the trainers of the two teams nor the resuscitation gestures of the emergency services quickly arrived on the spot managed to save the victim, Peter, aged 30.
His death occurred in front of around 200 people. Among these was his pregnant companion. An investigation is underway to determine the exact causes of his death.
"Our pain has taken over"
On Facebook, the club paid tribute to the deceased player. “We are in mourning. We don't have the words, we are devastated. Our sadness is immense, our pain has taken over. We mourn the disappearance of one of our own, Peter… ”
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Gepostet von SSGL XV - Stade Saint Gaudinois Luchonnais XV am Samstag, 29. August 2020Several rugby players have died in recent years following a tackle. This is particularly the case for Parisian hope Nicolas Chauvin, 18, in December 2018, or Louis Fajrowski, a player from Aurillac (Cantal) in the summer of the same year. As an amateur, it is now forbidden to tackle above the level of the belt.