A South African player from the Johannesburg Lions, second row Hyron Andrews, was found dead on Friday October 16 in a hotel on Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, where the team is staying, on the eve of a Champions Cup rugby match against La Rochelle.
The match on the first day of the Champions Cup between La Rochelle and the Johannesburg Lions will take place on Saturday October 17, at 6:30 p.m.
The former Sharks and Sale Sharks second row was a valued and cherished member of the Lions family, the South African club said in a statement expressing their great sadness and sending their thoughts to Maiglin, Hendrix, Emerson and the entire Andrews family.