New Zealand teen dies in a viral rugby game

Police said the 19-year-old New Zealand died of a “serious head injury” received in the field of social media with friends.

A young man identified in local media like Ryan Satervayt died at the hospital on Monday after the game “Run him straight” in Palmeston’s city to the north.

To reproduce the collisions noticed in the rugby, the game has two players – one with a sword, the other – charging – charged at full speed to beat each other without a protective gear.

“We urge everyone who thinks about taking part in such a game or a similar event to consider significant safety and injury risks,” Grentham grew up in a statement on Tuesday.

“Although this was an improvised game among friends rather than a planned event, this tragic result emphasizes the inherent security problems with such activities.”

He added that it was not a police case, but the officers will “continue to ask on behalf of Coronar.”

“Launch it right” has long been played carelessly in Australia and New Zealand, but recently flew out as a trend online and was approved by some professional rugby -players, despite criticism warn that it can give players injury and brain injuries.

In the social media “run it straight”, the tasks show that young men and students are charged with each other when their friends are watching. Some of the videos see that after hit.

As the popularity of the game, some began to hold their own tournaments – though it is unclear how they are regulated.

One of these tournaments, the Runit Championship League, made his debut this month after the first time in Australia was held in March.

On their site, the organizers called the game “the most violent, new sport of the collision”.

The league attracted more than 1000 people on Auckland’s Trusts Arena when the men went to the head for a prize of about $ 13,000 (9,500 pounds).

Some participants were injured during the matches, and one of the videos showed that the man appears to have received an attack after a collision with his competitor.

But the organizers of the Runit Championship promised to return to the next month with an even greater prize.

Kim Ngaloufe, organizer Up The Huts NZ, another event “Launch it right” in New Zealand, says the game was in a country that attracts five-year-old boys to men in the 1940s.

“This is a national sport in the backyard of the kiwi. Currently, boys are playing as we say,” he says BBC.

But Satterthwaite’s death is a reminder of how important security is, says Mr. Ngalouaf. It adds that players should wear protective headdresses – what is not present – and there are spots to prevent beats on the ground.

“In New Zealand, children play such a game every day. They deserve proper management and show how to do it right,” he says.