British rugby club mourns death of player on tour in Sri Lanka
A British rugby club is mourning the death of a British player who was on tour in Sri Lanka.
The British amateur rugby player who died on a tour in Sri Lanka has been named as 25-year old Thomas Howard.
Durham City Rugby Football Club also named Howard’s teammate who remains in hospital in the city of Colombo as 26-year old Tom Baty, AOL UK reported.
Both men were admitted to hospital after suffering breathing problems on Sunday. They had travelled to Sri Lanka to tour with one of the club’s teams called the Clems Pirates.
Their breathing issues were not rugby-related, the club said. No further details of the fatal incident were provided by the club.
Baty is continuing to receive treatment in hospital. The club confirmed the names of the Durham natives on Monday evening in a...