Star’s tragic death shocks world rugby

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The tragic death of 23-year-old rugby star Mike Tamoaieta has rocked the sport as teams from around the world paid tribute.

The Blues fought until the end of their 23-19 defeat — their third loss of the season — and while Coventry said he and his fellow coaches tried to take the emotion out of the build-up to the match at Jose Amalfitani Stadium, the task faced by his men after the loss of the 23-year-old prop known as Mikey T on Friday would have been very difficult.

“I don’t think it had a big impact on the way we played. It was more to do with our structure and being able to nail down the key moments. Coventry and the rest of the team have remained and will be looking forward to coming home after losses to the Sharks in Durban and now the Jaguares and the news about Tamoaieta.

“When I first met him he had come straight from a building site and he still had his boots and Swandri on and was covered in sawdust. Mikey used to wear his hair pretty long around his shoulders. An emotional Little, who joined the Sunwolves from North Harbour last year, said the 23-year-old’s death had “hurt players all over New Zealand”.

 

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