Rugby player, 27, dies following cardiac arrest during match

A rugby player has died after suffering from cardiac arrest at a match in Cambridgeshire.

Emergency services responded to calls that Arturas Rudys, 27, had collapsed during a match at Wisbech Rugby Club on Chapel Road, Wisbech, on Saturday.

East of England Ambulance Service said Mr Rudys was in cardiac arrest and responders carried out CPR, including using a defibrillator.
However, he could not be resuscitated and died at the scene.

Diss Rugby Football Club, Wisbech's opponents in the Eastern Counties First Division fixture, said in a post on Facebook the game had been abandoned following the incident.

A statement released on Wisbech Rugby Club's website on Sunday said: "It is with great sadness that the club announces the death of Arturas Rudys during a match played on Saturday 14th October.

"Arturas, aged 27, was a hugely valued and respected member of our club who began his time at Wisbech RFC in 2013.

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