Faiva Tagatauli, 27, died on Thursday, four days after sustaining the injury while playing for the Vaimoso Rugby Club against Vailele at Tuana’imato near the Samoa capital Apia on Saturday.
Tagatauli was replaced after feeling unwell about 10 minutes from the end of the match.
He collapsed on the sideline and was taken to the Samoa National Hospital where he died on Thursday morning.
Samoa Rugby Union chief executive Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i said this was a “wakeup call” to all involved in rugby in Samoa.
All except Tagatauli.
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