Following a post mortem into the death of John McCall on Saturday at the IRB U-19 World Championship in Durban, the pathologist has confirmed that the cause of death was cardiac failure.
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.
As a mark of respect a minute's silence will be observed before each of the games on Wednesday, the next match day
Earlier today, the IRFU revealed that the Irish management team and squad had decided to withdraw from the tournament.
Filed by Johnny Proby
