Leauma suffered a severe head injury after a fortuitous accident last Saturday.
The events occurred last Saturday after a match between Spain against the Netherlands.
Kawa Leauma, a player for the Spanish rugby team who suffered an accident after the match against the Netherlands in the European Championship last Saturday, died last night, as confirmed by the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER)
The 32-year-old XV del León player “suffered a fortuitous accident that caused severe head trauma, ” according to José Manuel Pérez Corchado, manager of the Spanish team, for which he underwent surgery.
The Federation, in its statement, has not offered more information at the express wish of Leauma’s wife, who is traveling to the Dutch capital from New Zealand.
It plunged from several meters
This Monday, as reported from Amsterdam by the manager of the Spanish team, José Manuel Pérez Corchado, the last medical report issued on the state of health of the AMPO Ordizia player was not positive.
Leauma had suffered a fortuitous fall on Saturday for which he fell from several meters that caused a severe head injury and this same Monday the option of having him undergo surgery again was contemplated.
Ordizia’s second-row entered the call-up to play the European Championship match against the Netherlands, although they ultimately did not participate in the match. After it, he suffered the accident when he fell from several meters in a closed room in the Leiden area.
32-year-old player, of Samoan origin although born in Auckland, made his debut last October with the national team against Italy A, but since it was not considered an official match there were doubts about his eligibility and he finally did not participate in the clash against the Netherlands.
Gifted with a powerful physique, he joined AMPO Ordizia in July 2018 and had previously played for teams such as Auckland Union, Manukau Rovers, Mt Wellington, Papatoetoe, and Sydney Rays.
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