French teen dies during rugby match

Thursday, 13 December 2018 16:00

A French teenager has died following a tackle during a rugby match.

Nicolas Chauvin, 19, suffered a broken neck after the tackle as his team Stade Francais visited Bordeaux on Sunday.

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

He was taken to hospital and had emergency surgery on his neck, but he died on Wednesday in hospital.

He is the second young player to die after injuries sustained in a game this season.

In August Stade Aurillacois centre Louis Fajfrowski, 21, collapsed in a changing room shortly after being substituted following a heavy tackle in a match.

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