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In France, 17-year-old rugby player died after a match injury
The club's rugby player from Marmand in southwestern France suffered a severe blow to the head during a match with her peers, after which her heart stopped
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Union du Bassin Marmandais (USB) rugby player Clea Meunier has died at 17 after a Under-18 match in Marmande in southwestern France, RMC Sport reported.
Her team met on October 17 with peers from Agen Agglo Rugby. Meunier suffered a severe blow to the head during the game.
The rugby player suffered cardiac arrest, was treated and taken to hospital, where she later died. The death of the athlete on October 21 announced her club.
The French Rugby Federation expressed condolences and promised to establish all the circumstances of the death of the athlete.
