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RIP

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 3:12 pm
by Which Tyler
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46550462

A teenage rugby player with French side Stade Francais has died after being injured in a game.

Nicolas Chauvin, who was 19, suffered a broken neck after a tackle early in a youth match at Bordeaux on Sunday.

The injury led to the back-row suffering a cardiac arrest and brain damage due to a lack of oxygen.

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Re: RIP

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 3:32 pm
by paddy no 11
That's shocking, RIP

Re: RIP

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 7:28 pm
by padprop
Absolutely tragic. Has anyone got any information about what actually happened in the tackle? As the French rugby are now calling for tackling below the waist. Was it a high?