Dale College Boys' High School in Qonce in the Eastern Cape has confirmed that a learner has died following an injury he sustained in a rugby match in East London.
The school says on its Facebook page that Liyabona Teyise sustained a head injury while playing for the first team on Saturday afternoon.
He walked off the field but later collapsed and was rushed to Frere hospital where he was assessed with a CT scan which showed extensive bleeding on the brain.
He passed away during the night.
Teyise's death follows less than a week after the death of Dale College learner, 17-year-old Lisakhanya Lwana whose body was found on the R63 between Qonce and Masingata on Sunday.
Police say he sustained multiple injuries and they suspect he was a victim of a hit and run accident.
Members of the public have left hundreds of messages on the school's Facebook page following the two tragic losses.
