The Spanish Rugby Federation have provided more details around the death of Kiwi rugby player Kawa Leauma, revealing "doctors could do nothing to save his life."
The 32-year-old died on Tuesday night after reportedly falling eight metres following Spain's match against the Netherlands in Amsterdam at the weekend and suffering critical injuries. Leauma, part of the Spanish national team, was rushed to hospital and operated on urgently following the fall.
Slight improvement in his situation was reported on Monday (NZ time), however his condition worsened over the next 24 hours and he was operated on again. However, the Federation said his brain injuries had become irreversible.
"(He) died in the company of the manager of the Spanish XV team, José Manuel Pérez Corchado, better known to all as Sevi, as well as (via phone) by some members of His family, including his wife, who was traveling to Amsterdam and asked to make the sad news public only when she authorised it," the Federation said in its obituary for Leauma.
