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Lions lock Hyron Andrews dies at team hotel before Champions Cup game against La Rochelle
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PUBLISHEDOct 16, 2026, 12:35 PM
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SA Rugby said Andrews fell at hotel in tragic accident Squad will play on Saturday to honour teammate Tributes have been paid to Johannesburg Lions’ Hyron Andrews after he died in the team hotel on the eve of their Champions Cup game against La Rochelle.
Andrews, 31, who also played for the KZN Sharks and Sale Sharks, could not be revived by emergency services after the alarm was raised at the Atalante-Relais…
Main source: The Guardian Sport
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