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Bordeaux-Begles defeated La Rochelle 25:19 thanks to 20 points from fly-half Hugo Reus and moved up to second place in the French rugby championship table. La Rochelle remain fourth after seven rounds.
Aziz KarimovThe 31-year-old Lions lock Khayron Andrews was found dead in the team's hotel before the Champions Cup match against La Rochelle. According to the franchise citing French authorities, the cause of death was an aortic dissection, likely against the background of an aneurysm — a natural cause, with no violent nature.
Sevara AzamovaThe Rugby Champions Cup opened with a match overshadowed by the death of Lions lock Khayron Andrews, who died the day before at a hotel on the Île de Ré. La Rochelle won 31:14, and both teams honored the player with a minute of silence. Wins were also recorded by Leinster, the Bulls, the Stormers and Glasgow.
Bekzod Nazarov31-year-old lock Hiron Andrews was found dead in a hotel on the Île de Ré island in France on the eve of the Lions' Champions Cup match against La Rochelle. The La Rochelle prosecutor's office has opened an investigation; accidental death was named as the main line of inquiry. The match will be held in the player's honour, and a minute's silence will be observed before all tournament matches.
Bekzod Nazarov
