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What happened to Lions rugby player Hyron Andrews in France?
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On the eve of a Champions Cup match in La Rochelle, the South African Lions were staying on the nearby Île de Ré when lock Hyron Andrews was found dead inside his hotel shower cubicle.
La Rochelle and Île de Ré
Andrews was only 31 and had shown no prior health problems, according to the prosecutor, who opened an inquiry and ordered an autopsy while finding no signs another person was involved. South African rugby described the death as an accident following a fall.
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Every opening match this weekend will hold a minute's silence, and the Lions chose to play on in his honour, while his former rugby director Alex Sanderson said, Hyron was just a brilliant guy and a brilliant teammate.
“Hyron was just a brilliant guy and a brilliant teammate.”
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- N-tv“Died in a tragic way”: Rugby player found dead before match
- Le Monde.frHyron Andrews, South African rugby player for the Johannesburg Lions, found dead on the eve of a match in France
- LBCSouth African rugby star, 31, dies in team hotel day before club's European Cup opener as tributes pour in | LBC
- The ScotsmanRugby community in shock following sudden death of Lions player ahead of Scotland tour
- Il Fatto QuotidianoHyron Andrews found dead in hotel: mourning in rugby
- BBCFormer Sale Shark lock Andrews dies at team hotel in La Rochelle