Ardie Savea’s opinion for the death of a young man in a rugby viral game
During the Challenge “Run It Straight”a game that gained popularity in social networks, a young New Zealander lost his life. After the tragedy, Rugby New Zeland asked people not to participatewhile Ardie Savea focused on security. All rugby, for Disney+.
The incident that caused the death of Ryan Satterthwaite, a 19 -year -old young New Zealander, took place in an unofficial game of Run It Straight, a challenge that consists in that two players, an attacker and a defender, collide with each other to make a Tackle or mark a try.
After the tragedy, from New Zeland Rugby they saw the need to intervene and warn about the dangers after the death of the adolescent. In a statement, the mother of New Zealand said: “New Zealand Rugby extends its most sincere condolences to the family and community of Ryan Satterthwaite. We urge people not to participate in the games or competitions of Run It Straight, since they entail a significant risk of serious injuries. Those who wish to practice contact sports should register in a school or club team and learn, in a controlled environment, in a controlled environment, how they Tacklear with security and the art of evasion “.
In addition, another that joined the opinions of the viral game is Ardie Savea, star of the All Blacks and Moana Pasifika. At a press conference, the third line released: “My condolences to the young brother who died and his family. Obviously, it is never pleasant to hear that. Obviously, I do not want anyone to be injured or lose his life. I only encourage everyone to take care of each other and express my condolences to our brother and his family,”.
However, Savea admitted having done something similar with his brother, Julian, during his adolescence and compared it to the current game. “It is a difficult issue. I do not know the precautions they take as to the head, and you can see the other face and understand why they do it and so on. Somehow it made me the rugby player that I am: I used to run straight in the backyard with bus (Julian Savea), so somehow you see both sides. It is very difficult to say it, but I simply want to encourage people to be careful”Moana Pasifika mentioned the third line.
