The Irish management and team have decided to withdraw from the under-19 Rugby World Cup in South Africa following the death of 18-year-old John McCall during the match with New Zealand on Saturday afternoon.
McCall, who led his school, Royal Armagh, to victory in the Ulster Schools' Cup final over Campbell College on St Patrick's Day, collapsed midway through the first half at Durban's ABSA Stadium and was pronounced dead several hours later.
The cause of death is still unknown, although it is widely speculated to be a result of a condition known as Sudden-Death Syndrome. An autopsy will be carried out on Tuesday.
The father of the Irish and Ulster Schools star, Ian McCall, has now arrived in South Africa.
Filed by Mark O'Neill-Cummins
