Home / WorldAFP8 Aug, 2026 06:47 PM2 mins to readSaimoni Vunilagi had only recently joined Kyushu KV when he died. Saimoni Vunilagi had only recently joined Kyushu KV when he died. A Fijian rugby player with a Japanese professional team has died after being taken to hospital with “symptoms consistent with severe heatstroke”, Saimoni Vunilagi’s club said on Saturday.

Second-division side Kyushu KV said 26-year-old Vunilagi was taken to hospital in the southern city of Fukuoka after a team practice on

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