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Lions lock Hyron Andrews dies at team hotel before Champions Cup game against La Rochelle
Tributes have been paid to Johannesburg Lions’ Hyron Andrews after he died in the team hotel on the eve of their Champions Cup game against La Rochelle.
Andrews, 31, who also played for the KZN Sharks and Sale Sharks, could not be revived by emergency services after the alarm was raised at the Atalante-Relais Thalasso hotel on the Île de Ré. A statement from SA Rugby said the lock forward had “passed away tragically” after an accident in which he fell.
“This is terrible and distressing news; our hearts go out to Hyron’s family and the whole Lions rugby community,” said Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union in a statement released after Andrews’ family had been contacted.
A rugby union player has died the day before championship competition begins
South Africa's Lions are scheduled to play at the La Rochelle stadium on Saturday. (AFP: Romain Perrocheau)
He reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and was found unconscious in a hotel shower.
A South African rugby union player has died in a hotel in France, the day before the team were set to make their debut in the European Champions Cup.
French media reports said the Lions player was found unconscious in a shower cubicle at a hotel on the Ile de Re in La Rochelle on Friday, where the team had been staying since Tuesday.
South Africa Rugby officials said the identity of the player has not been announced while the team contacts his family in South Africa.
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Hyron Andrews: South African rugby side Lions confirm sudden death of player ahead of Champions Cup match in France against La Rochelle
Hyron Andrews died suddenly in France at the age of 31; the Lions say their Champions Cup game on Saturday against La Rochelle will go ahead in honour of the forward; Andrews previously played for English club Sale Sharks
Lions player Hyron Andrews has died suddenly in France, where the team were preparing for a Champions Cup fixture.
A statement from SA rugby said that Andrews "passed away tragically, following an accident" and that he had "died after falling" at the team hotel.
Following French media reports that a Lions player had passed away, the Lions released a separate statement in the afternoon that named Andrews.
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