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SA Rugby says its investigating a breach of COVID-19 regulations during which a young rugby player from a club in Border tragically passed away after picking up a serious injury during a tournament match.
SA Rugby has identified the deceased player as Vizicelo Sebenza Zondani and says the incident happened at a tournament at Ngqwele Location near King William’s Town on Saturday 24 October.
SA Rugby President Mark Alexander said it’s a tragic incident that should never have happened and that their hearts go out to the family, friends and team-mates of Vizicelo.
He said, however, that the incident goes directly against SA Rugby’s COVID-19 guidelines around the return to training, as all amateur rugby matches have been suspended for the year due to the pandemic.
Alexander said the tournament should never have taken place and that they will be launching a full investigation into the incident, as well as the tournament.
SA Rugby again reiterated that their COVID-19 Committee had approved a proposal to allow amateur clubs, universities, associate members and schools teams to return to training under certain strict conditions, and that a return to play will NOT be permitted in 2020.
