University rugby player Halley Appleby passes away after accident in club match - Rugby News
Halley Appleby, a rugby player for the University of Queensland, passed away after an accident during a club match being played at Ashgrove, in Brisbane on July 16. The 21-years-old sustained devastating injury to his brain and lost his life in a local hospital.
The police confirmed today on Monday, July 18 Appleby has ceased to be after being kept in an intensive care unit in Royal Brisbane Hospital.
According to details, Appleby was playing a club match against GPS last weekend when he sustained an injury to his head, which claimed his life later on. Appleby sustained the particular injury during a tackle and went into a coma immediately. He was taken
to the hospital in critical situation and later on, the medical reports revealed that the victim was suffering from a brain haemorrhage.
The match was cancelled immediately and the crowd was horrified with the occurrence. The doctors at Royal Brisbane Hospital tried their best to save the young man’s life but all their efforts went in vain.
This was the third on-filed causality for rugby players during this year. Earlier, an American teen-ager Matthew Hammerdorfer, was left dead after a severe hit on the chest on March 6. His demise was called ‘sudden cardiac death’ by the medical officers.
Likewise, Adam Rumming, a Welsh player lost his life during an army fitness test on January 28.
Grieving over Appleby’s death, the Australian Sports Minister Phil Reeves, declared the death terrible. He said that, “This is such a tragedy for a player so young. I offer my heartfelt condolences to his family and those who shared his love for rugby and
his sportsmanship.”
The officials of Queensland Premier Club also condoled the suffering family. Their spokesman Anna Bligh expressed her heartfelt sorrow at Appleby’s death and said, "For a young man with such a bright future to lose his life in this way is heartbreaking.
He was in his prime and he had the world at his feet and it is cruel that he should be taken from his family in this way. I offer my condolences to his family and friends.”
The family of Halley Appleby was in serious state of mind and avoided commenting on his sudden death.
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