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Rewind: On this day in 2009

The Stormers and Brumbies pay tribute to the late Shawn McKay Newlands Rewind: On this day in 2009
Published on April 6, 2021

Remembering Brumbies forward Shawn McKay, who on this day in 2009, passed away in a Durban hospital after he was hit by an armed-response vehicle.

The 26-year-old McKay had captained the Australia Rugby Sevens team from 2005 until 2008, before signing with the Brumbies ahead of the 2009 Super 14 season.

Following the Brumbies’ 35-14 loss to the Sharks at Kings Park on 28 March, McKay spent a night out with 15 of his teammates – Mark Gerrard, Stirling Mortlock, Nic Henderson, George Smith, Josh Holmes, Christian Leali’ifano, Salesi Ma’afu, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Gene Fairbanks, Patricks Phibbs, Ben Hand, Huia Edmonds, Tyrone Smith, Francis Fainifo and Peter Kimlin.

But when they left a nightclub at 4:15am on 29 March, McKaw was hit by an armed-response vehicle while crossing the road on his way to the team bus.

Springbok and Sharks prop Jannie du Plessis, who is a practising doctor, saw the accident outside the Durban nightspot and was the first to attend to Mackay to help him breathe before an ambulance arrived.

McKay sustained spinal damage, a fractured skull and a broken leg. He underwent surgery and spent time in a medically induced coma before he tragically passed away from cardiac arrest eight days after the accident.

RIP Shawn McKay.

Shawn McKay played for the Brumbies
Shawn McKay in action for the Australian Sevens team

Photos: Getty Images

Posted in News, Sevens, Super Rugby, Top headlines Tagged Brumbies, Jannie Du Plessis, shawn mckay, Super Rugby, The Sharks

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