The Nelson Mandela Bay rugby fraternity has been left shocked by the death of an Uitenhage player shortly after a game at the weekend.
According to the Herald, 26-year-old Gardens Rugby Club player Ricardo Kiewiets is believed to have suffered a heart attack within an hour of the match ending.
The Uitenhage club played against East London’s Cambridge Rugby Club at the Eastern Cape Super 12 rugby tournament on Saturday afternoon, with Kiewiets reportedly scoring a hat-trick of tries to help his side to a 46-7 win.
Gardens coach Ronnie Korkee said Kiewiets – who reportedly complained of chest pain after the match – had been socialising at a friend’s house about an hour after the game when he collapsed.
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