Rugby Player, 15, Died Less Than One Day After He Grazed Leg During Game

Mar. 15, 2025

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An inquest — a judicial fact-finding process in the U.K. — into Staple’s death was opened on December 30, 2024, theLincolnshire Livereported. During the hearing, it was noted that the teenager had sustained a graze to his right shin during a match the day before, which had required first-aid treatment at the time.

Staple’s funeral was held on Nov. 8, 2024.JustGiving

“The next day Samuel felt unwell,” said coroner Jayne Wilkes, according to Lincolnshire Live. “He had been sick and he was kept off school. He was checked throughout the day and it was assumed he was sleeping.”

Later, his grandmother tried to wake him and discovered he was unresponsive.Paramedics were called to Staple’s grandparents' home, but Staple was pronounced dead. A post-mortem exam suggested that high levels of medication were present in his bloodstream at the time of his death.

The inquest into his death has been adjourned until March 26.

Samuel Staple.JustGiving

source: people.com