Highlanders back Connor Garden-Bachop has died aged 25 after an unspecified “medical event”, New Zealand Rugby said on Tuesday.
Police said they were called to the scene of a sudden death in Christchurch on Monday evening. It is not being treated as suspicious and will be referred to the coroner. Highlanders team-mate Jona Nareki led the tributes to the winger on social media, posting on Instagram: “Rest in peace my brother. Love ya, my boy.”
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