A New Zealand teenager died in a viral rugby game on social networks

At the end of May, A New Zealand teenager lost his life after suffering a serious head injury during the Challenge “Run It Straight”a game that gained popularity in social networks. All rugby, for Disney+.

“Run It Straight” is a game in which two players, an attacker and a defender, collide for Tacklear or score a try. This game has traditionally been played among friends, but recently has gained popularity on social networks such as Tiktok.

The incident that caused the death of Ryan Satterthwaite, a 19 -year -old young New Zealander, took place in an unofficial game. In any case, official competitions have also become very popular in Australia and New Zealand, and the “Run It League championship” recently attracted a multitude of 1000 people.

While it was an impromptu game among friends, not a planned event, this tragic outcome highlights security concerns inherent in this type of activity. There have also been matches played by former professionals of both rugby union and rugby League, with former Fiji player, Nemani Nadolo, facing the former South Sydney player Rabbitohs, George Burgess.

The challenge continues to grow in popularity also among the youth of the South Pacific, and Kimami Ngaluafe, the organizer of the UP The Guts NZ, a straight race competition in New Zealand, explained that he is becoming his favorite sport to play in the backyard. “It is a New Zealand national sport. The boys are playing right now. In New Zealand, children play this type of game daily. They deserve to be guided properly and show them how to do it correctly,”he declared to the BBC.