S.A. rugby death
NZPA-AFP Bloemfontein II South African rugby was:: rocked for the second time with-!: in a week when a player died from injuries sustained during ; a game at Bloemfontein yesterday.-- .■. - - -■ - : ' The Western Province full- I back, Chris Burger, aged 23, 1 died in hospital from a neck
(injury suffered while playing (against Orange Free. State on (Saturday in a Currie Cup matcll. He was rushed to .hospita*, and died early next morning-.-Last Thursday. a34-year-ol<fi former Springbok; Rampiel Stander. died also at Bloemfon-j tein. after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage during a match.
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Press, 1 September 1980, Page 4
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