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Thurston Rugby Club player, 25, dies during match Thurston Rugby Club player, 25, dies during match
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A 25-year-old rugby player has collapsed and died during a match.A 25-year-old rugby player has collapsed and died during a match.
Emergency services were called to Hadleigh Rugby Club in Hadleigh, Suffolk, at about 15:25 BST on Saturday after Josh Gilbert fell to the ground.Emergency services were called to Hadleigh Rugby Club in Hadleigh, Suffolk, at about 15:25 BST on Saturday after Josh Gilbert fell to the ground.
Attempts to resuscitate the Thurston Rugby Club player were unsuccessful.Attempts to resuscitate the Thurston Rugby Club player were unsuccessful.
Thurston chairman Matt Ansell said the club was in a state of shock and Mr Gilbert - who was known as Bear - was a "larger than life character".Thurston chairman Matt Ansell said the club was in a state of shock and Mr Gilbert - who was known as Bear - was a "larger than life character".
He said: "He was really well liked and respected, he will be deeply missed."He said: "He was really well liked and respected, he will be deeply missed."
Mr Gilbert collapsed 20 minutes into the game between the second teams for the two sides.Mr Gilbert collapsed 20 minutes into the game between the second teams for the two sides.
"It was obvious pretty quickly something significant was wrong," said Mr Ansell."It was obvious pretty quickly something significant was wrong," said Mr Ansell.
The East of England Ambulance Service and East Anglian Air Ambulance attended the scene.The East of England Ambulance Service and East Anglian Air Ambulance attended the scene.
Mr Gilbert had played rugby since he was "old enough to pick up a ball".Mr Gilbert had played rugby since he was "old enough to pick up a ball".
He had played as a prop for Thurston for three years and also played cricket for his home village Walsham le Willows, near Bury St Edmunds.He had played as a prop for Thurston for three years and also played cricket for his home village Walsham le Willows, near Bury St Edmunds.
Mr Gilbert was a former president of Suffolk Young Farmers. Mr Gilbert had also been the chair of the Bury St Edmunds Young Farmers Club for the past two years.
Other Suffolk rugby clubs have expressed their condolences, including Woodbridge, Stowmarket and Haverhill.Other Suffolk rugby clubs have expressed their condolences, including Woodbridge, Stowmarket and Haverhill.