Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan Rugby League One announced Saturday that Saimoni Vunilagi, a Fijian-born forward for second-division club Kyuden Voltex, died a

Japan has experienced an ​intense heatwave in ⁠recent weeks, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius ⁠in some ​cities.

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Fijian rugby player Saimoni Vunilagi, 26, dies after suspected heatstroke at training in Japan  Toronto Star

Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40C in recent weeks.

26-year-old Saimoni Vunilagi died on Friday, having been hospitalised on Monday after a team practice

Saimoni Vunilagi was hospitalised with symptoms of heatstroke after rugby team training on Monday, but died on Friday.

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