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Lions player dies in French hotel room
A South African Lions player has died in a hotel on Île de Ré while the team prepared for a Champions Cup match against La Rochelle.
In brief
A South African Lions player has died in a hotel on Île de Ré while the team prepared for a Champions Cup match against La Rochelle. A Lions player died in a French hotel room in suspected cardiac arrest while the team prepared for their Champions Cup debut against La Rochelle. Originally reported by Daily Maverick.
Lions player found dead in France
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A Lions player has died in a hotel room on Île de Ré, an island off France's western coast. The South African team was preparing for their Champions Cup debut against La Rochelle.
Player found unresponsive in shower
The player, in his thirties, was found unresponsive in a shower cubicle. Paramedics arrived shortly before ten thirty am and attempted to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful. He was in cardiac arrest.
Match status unclear as family awaits news
The player's family have yet to be informed, so his name cannot be released. It is unclear whether the Champions Cup match against two-time champions La Rochelle, originally scheduled for Saturday, October seventeenth, twenty twenty-six…
In short
A Lions player died in a French hotel room in suspected cardiac arrest while the team prepared for their Champions Cup debut against La Rochelle.
