Club rugby player dies in Sydney match

A rugby player has died in Sydney following an incident during a game on the city’s northern beaches.

Paramedics were called to Pittwater rugby park at around 1.45pm to treat the 25-year-old player.

The Warringah Rats rugby club wrote on its Twitter feed at around 3pm that “due to an incident involving and injury to a player during a game played earlier today, all games at Rat Park have been cancelled”.

Warringah Rugby Club told the the Daily Telegraph that the man was a fifth grade player. It was believed the incident happened in a game between Warringah and Randwick rugby clubs.

Junior rugby clubs expressed their condolences for the player who died in the game.