Lions lock Hyron Andrews dies in hotel on eve of La Rochelle match
Former Sale second row Hyron Andrews has died at his Johannesburg Lions’ team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday. A statement from SA Rugby stated that his death had been an “accident” and that the 31-year-old had “died after a fall”. The public prosecutor in La Rochelle is investigating, with local reports claiming Andrews suffered a heart attack while in the shower. “We are heartbroken by the passing of Hyron,” said Lions chief executive Rudolf Straeuli.
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