SA Rugby has sent condolences and offered support to French rugby after a young player was swept out to sea in Cape Town on Wednesday.
SARU identified the player as 17-year-old Medhi Narjissi, the incident happened during a water recovery session at Cape Point.
“The young player was a member of the French Under-18 team which is in South Africa to contest a tournament with the hosts, England, Ireland and Georgia.
“Narjissi was on an outing with the squad when incident occurred.”
SARU president, Mark Alexander said they cannot begin to comprehend the sorrow the family must be feeling at this moment.
“Please know that the entire rugby fraternity stands with you in mourning the loss of Medhi.
This devastating news has been felt deeply across the rugby community here in South Africa and around the world,” he said.
SARU the impact that the tragedy will have on the scheduling of the tournament, which kicks off at Stellenberg High School in Cape Town on Monday, has not been determined.
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