Lions lock forward Hyron Andrews passed away tragically on Friday while on tour with the team, and on the eve of their Champions Cup opener against La Rochelle on Saturday.
Andrews was pronounced dead after medical personnel responded to the scene.
Initial reports suggested that the 31-year-old had died of a suspected heart attack, but in the statement from SA Rugby, it was suggested that he had passed away “following an accident while on duty with his team in France”.
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SA Rugby stated that he “died after falling at the team’s hotel”.
CONDOLENCES POUR IN AFTER DEATH OF HYRON ANDREWS
Read the full article from The South African Rugby here.
