The Form Four student who collapsed during the National-Level Fully Residential School Rugby 7s Tournament in Ipoh yesterday died from internal bleeding caused by a torn psoas muscle (that runs from the lower spine to the upper thigh), police said.
Ipoh police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the post-mortem conducted by the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital found that the injury led to massive blood loss from the right hip muscle, Bernama reported.
He said the 16-year-old player from Johor collapsed suddenly at about 10.30am while he was about to enter the field for the second half of the match.
A check with the accompanying teacher found that the student did not show any sign of illness or fatigue during the first half of the game.
“The medical officer on duty…