Teenage rugby star, 15, dies after blow to head and suffering cardiac arrest during match - The Mirror

A veritable tragedy shakes the rugby sport in France: In an unfortunate tackling during the duel of his team from RC Toulonnais with Bastia XV, youngster hope Nicolas Haddad has been seriously injured - a few days later he died! He was only 15 years old ... As raw and brutal Rugby may seem to outside observers, serious injuries or even deaths occur very rarely. Against this background, the tragedy of young Toulon player Haddad seems all the more…

The 15-year-old died as a result of a violent head impact during a game in Bastia.

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At the age of 15, Nicolas Haddad, a young team player from RC Toulon, died after being hit in a match on Saturday in Corsica.

Nicolas Haddad was fighting a match in Bastia under the jersey of his other club on Saturday, March 15, when he made a cardiorespiratory stop after a shock to the head. He died three days later.

Teenage rugby star, 15, dies after blow to head and suffering cardiac arrest during match - The Mirror

Nicolas Haddad was playing for Saint-Maximin-Brignoles-Val d’Issole in Corsica, France, when he sustained a blow to the head, which sent him into cardiac arrest