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Post by Portnoy Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:07 am

There's not a lot of detail as yet, but a 16-year old boy from Hagley in the West Midlands has died after injuries sustained seemingly in a rugby game.

Devastating news. My deepest condolences of course to family and friends.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-17455257


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Post by eirebilly Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:13 am

Died after collapsing so may not be rugby orientated.

Terrible news for his family though and i send my deepest condolances to his family.
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Post by Portnoy Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:21 am

R5 news was implying it was rugby-related.

Apparently it's being discussed on social networks locally.


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Post by eirebilly Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:25 am

It doesnt really matter as its such a sad thing to have happened.
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Post by Portnoy Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:27 am

Amen to that.
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Post by doctor_grey Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:51 am

Gents,
If you see or hear what happened, I would appreciate it if you could share it with me. I would really like to know if there which could have been done, either upfront or on the pitch. These are awful things and I wouldn't want to assume it was Rugby related until the facts are out.

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Post by aitchw Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:00 am

It's hard to imagine what his parents, friends and participating players are going through right now. Desperately sad. I just hope it is not the result of reckless play or poor officiating.

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Post by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:33 am

Very sad to hear

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Post by LondonTiger Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:25 am

Sad, sobering and a real tragedy.

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Post by nobbled Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:36 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-17455257

A real shame. My condolences to the family.
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Post by eirebilly Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:16 pm

Any news on what actually happened?
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Post by Portnoy Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:34 pm

I've been keeping a low-level watching brief on the case, but nothing has materialised as yet.

Locals like nobbled might be best-placed to keep us in the loop.
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Post by eirebilly Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:36 pm

Oh, ok cheers Portnoy. Still a really tragic event.
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Post by SecretFly Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:34 pm

And to think there was a thread running today about how important rugby should be in the grand scheme of things and at one stage a poster said "Rugby isn't life and death"

I wanted to say that unfortunately rugby sometimes is about life and death, but I resisted the urge because I didn't want to be too po-faced and bring the mood down.

Now this.

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Post by Looseheaded Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:49 am

Absolute disaster. I feel awfully for his family and as a teenage player I find myself wondering 'what if'... Most deep condolences and respect to his family and friends. As humbling and enlightening as a tragedy like this is, it does leave you with the dawning truth that things can always be worse not just for you but for your loved ones.

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