Rugby player dies after serious head injury from a tackle - ruck

Rugby player dies after serious head injury from a tackle - ruck

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A 31-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS DIED IN CAPE TOWN AFTER BEING INJURED IN A CLUB RUGBY MATCH OVER THE WEEKEND. KYLE BARNES, a wing for GOODWOOD RUGBY CLUB’S first XV, was the victim of a tackle that


has left him with a life-threatening neck and head injury. ------------------------- ------------------------- The father-of-two underwent surgery to alleviate the swelling on his brain, but


on Tuesday he was declared brain dead. Barnes is a father to twins, who turned eight today. MORE STORIES: [ajax_load_more post_type=”post” category=”top-10slists”]