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Clea Menier, 17, dies after injury in French under-18 rugby match

The back row was hurt against Agen Agglo Rugby on Saturday 17 October and died at Pellegrin Hospital in Bordeaux; the nature of her injury has not been disclosed.

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Clea Menier, a 17-year-old amateur rugby player with the French club Union du Bassin Marmandais, has died of injuries she suffered on the field in a women's game.

Menier, a back row, was hurt during an under-18 match against Agen Agglo Rugby on Saturday 17 October. Her club described what happened as an accident. She received treatment on the pitch before being taken to Pellegrin Hospital in Bordeaux, where she died.

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced her death and said every effort would be made to establish the circumstances of the accident. Neither the federation nor the club has said what the injury was.

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