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Emotional scenes in honour of Lions lock Hyron Andrews in La Rochelle

Published: 10 hours ago | 17 October 2026 13:20 PDT

La Rochelle's South African wing Dillyn Leyds (2R) embraces Lions' South African number eight Sikhumbuzo Notshe (C) after the European Rugby Champions Cup rugby union match between Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) and Lions at at the Marcel-Deflandre Stadium in La Rochelle, western France, on October 17, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

La Rochelle stood in solidarity with an emotional Lions side following the sudden death of their team-mate Hyron Andrews.

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The 31-year-old was found dead on the eve of the match following an accident at the Johannesburg side’s team hotel in France, casting a long shadow over Saturday’s Champions Cup clash.

Fans of La Rochelle, who won the tie 31-14, lined the approach to the stadium and clapped an emotional Lions squad on their arrival.

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Tributes continued with a minute’s silence while Andrews’ shirt was placed in the centre of the pitch, with a number of the South African contingent fighting off tears.

Supporters broke into a round of applause in the fifth minute, in honour of Andrews’ squad number.

The match went ahead following discussions between the teams on Friday.

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NoLongerARuck 57 mins ago

Personally I felt this match shouldn't go ahead but watching these scenes illustrates the depth of feeling and love in the rugby community and all the values the game holds. RIP Hyron Andrews. You will be missed

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Over the sideline 25 minutes ago

All Blacks player ratings vs Australia | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

EVERY SINGLE ONE HE ATTEMPTED. I’ve asked you that. You say he was crap but don’t know?

Try finding your own facts to back up your biased lies. Hatred for a player isn’t a players stat.

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frandinand 35 minutes ago

All Blacks player ratings vs Australia | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

But how many tackles did he make.

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Over the sideline 37 minutes ago

All Blacks player ratings vs Australia | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

How many was it?

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Over the sideline 43 minutes ago

‘Best in the world’: Dave Rennie on keeping Wallabies breakdown ace quiet

He has neen injured I think. Missed SR completely but unsure if hes back as yet.

very much a total unknown really but certainly had lots of vg comments around his ability. I really thought Hothem was going to come thru and challenge Roigatd but that never eventuated. Hothem seems to have gone backwards.

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NoLongerARuck 57 minutes ago

Emotional scenes in honour of Lions lock Hyron Andrews in La Rochelle

Personally I felt this match shouldn't go ahead but watching these scenes illustrates the depth of feeling and love in the rugby community and all the values the game holds. RIP Hyron Andrews. You will be missed

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unknown 58 minutes ago

Second-half Bledisloe capitulation lays bare Wallabies’ lack of bench depth

Actually the bench went pretty well in this match .

The halves not so .

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unknown 1 hour ago

‘Best in the world’: Dave Rennie on keeping Wallabies breakdown ace quiet

Dave is not wrong .

The problem being that if McReight is it’s not making a hell of a difference . Other sides use different players for pilfering . Jamie George and Malcolm Marx are brilliant . SA use du Toit at 7 he is the best player in the world .

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frandinand 1 hour ago

All Blacks player ratings vs Australia | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

Do the stats say how many tackles he made Jacko

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Tah Man Too 1 hour ago

Wallabies player ratings vs New Zealand | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

I’d give Nasser 2. Don't rate him at all, never have. He's not an international level hooker and should not be in the side, squad or even in the reds team imho. Even at provincial level, Faessler’s better, Asiata too. There was a moment in the first half were the abs made a break and he was coming across in cover. Made a classic jersey grab. Zero effort. Reminded me of 3rd grade subbies. We won't win against top tier sides if we continue to select blokes like him.

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Olly 1 hour ago

Wallabies player ratings vs New Zealand | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

The proof is in the results. Our 9 and 10 got more turnovers then Fraser did and Carlo got a turnover immediately entering the game. Fraser is playing like a centre, not a 7. He is so ineffective in the big games it is just reach the point of ridiculous. The results are the proof. The Wallabies are literally the definition of insanity. Jorgo has been running a tackle completion rate in the 70s and this does not include his grass marking and as we saw in this game, running up and not even getting a finger in anyone. The Wallabies are fans are living in a fantasy world. Picking hype players because they need marketing in Sydney and trying to play cut out ball like it is super rugby. It is embarrassing. The Wallabies are at their best when we pick players to play physical, win momentum and build pressure. Not these flakey players like Potter, Jorgensen and constantly on the wing Fraser.

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LouisJ 1 hour ago

‘Best in the world’: Dave Rennie on keeping Wallabies breakdown ace quiet

I Honestly haven’t seen Pledger play, I have heard of him and watched bits of Otago in the super rugby but I must not have watched him play or I might just not have noticed him unfortunately. I’ll keep an eye out for him.

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Alby 1 hour ago

Why Les Kiss believes Wallabies ‘have a game’ to beat the All Blacks

Saw Steve Hansen on a recent podcast.

When asked: Steve, do you have any advice for the Wallabies he said “stay grounded, and don’t get ahead of yourselves”. Nice one, Steve.

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LouisJ 1 hour ago

Wallabies player ratings vs New Zealand | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

They won because they outplayed the springboks on the day. Simple as that. It is also true that the All Balcks won the 2 Bledisloe games against the wallabies because they outplayed the Wallabies.

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LouisJ 1 hour ago

Wallabies player ratings vs New Zealand | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

There is not much truth to your post Olly. Fraser McReight is still one of best 7’s in the world. The All blacks did very well to keep him out of the game and the referee denied him a few that he really should have given. He made a massive number of tackles and was very involved in attack. Carlo is also a very good player but there are other ways of getting him into the game, not smash McReight. Jorgensen has been the most valuable player in the Wallabies squad for a while now, he has made many try saving tackles and his general defense is very good. He possibly had his worst game of the season in defence and he made a few mistakes on attack but he was electric in attack at the same time. If you think Jorgo is the worst defender in the country, you need to re-watch the last 15 test matches to refresh your memory because you are incorrect. Dropping him would be ridiculous. He is also only a youngster who is developing and is already one of the best in the world, so I don’t agree with what you are saying of Jorgo. Potter didn’t have a good game either, but he has performed for the wallabies before. I was also surprised that Pietsch wasn’t selected but that is how it goes, potentially they were trying to keep playing the guys in the squad instead of bringing guys in that haven’t been training with the team. I would also work on young props instead of Aiden Ross, but he had his best test matches for the Wallabies yet and he actually showed, in my opinion, for the fist time this year that there is a reason for having him in the squad. I do not disagree with what you are saying about Daugunu, I would have shifted Suaalii to the wing and played Daugunu in the midfield with Henry. Meredith however really stepped up and looks like he is going to be a good option for the future. HMP also looked dangerous in the few minutes he had on the field but didn’t play long enough to really be judged.

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Tah Man Too 1 hour ago

‘Best in the world’: Dave Rennie on keeping Wallabies breakdown ace quiet

I think the boys have genuinely improved, despite the drubbing in the last two games. Things like the set piece, the work rate, accuracy etc are all getting better year on year since the debacle of ‘23. Where we struggle is game intelligence.. we are not good at adapting during a game, and seem to want to play the same way repeatedly when things aren't working. I'm old, but I remember players like Farr-Jones, Noddy, even Nobody, who seemed to pull the team in and set an adjusted course during the game.

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LouisJ 2 hours ago

Wallabies player ratings vs New Zealand | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

I agree with a lot you are saying. But it is not so much their tackling, they are not being knocked over or so much missing tackles where they are actually making contact, the issue is the defensive line and lack or organisation in defence. I have now watched the game on TV, after watching it live at Accor. Everytime someone rushed out of the line, the AB’s scored. This is a fundamental issue with the wallabies defence. Unfortunately this week it was Jorgo, I don’t want to blame him for the loss because he absolutely doesn’t deserve it, he has been our most valuable player for a while now. Atleast 3 tries caused by rushing out of the line. The try by Barrett was also lucky, but it was once again the wallabies just trying to force a pass that they should have held onto. Moorby’s try was also a lucky one but it was a great dummy, all Jorgo needed to do was what we’ve all learned from day one, you have to always tackle the man with the ball. We have to give credit to the All Blacks, In the first half the were fantastic at supporting the ball carrier and there were constantly 2 to 3 players ready to receive the offload and it this made it difficult to defend against. The wallabies can honestly do a lot better than they have in the last 2 games with a few very minor changes.

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LouisJ 2 hours ago

Wallabies player ratings vs New Zealand | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

100%, he has a lot of Joost Van Der Westhuizen in him.

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Over the sideline 2 hours ago

All Blacks player ratings vs Australia | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

Official stats show NO MISSED TACKLES by BB in either Bledisloe Jacko. Bit your lies don’t change even when presented with facts. Shame you are so blinded and filled with hatred. You’re missing one of the world’s best ever players due to a silly bias.

As for the Meridith tackle, we’ll its great that YOU saw him come over the top and knock the ball out of Meridiths hands. 100% confirming his role. Thank you JACKO.

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frandinand 2 hours ago

All Blacks player ratings vs Australia | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

Once again Jacko your tendency to exaggeration ruins your argument. The “ tackle” on Meredith could not be considered a genuine tackle as Roigard had already tackled him to the ground after BB had missed him previously. All BB did was come over the top of a prone player and knock the ball from his hands. So you can come up with only one tackle. Probably the lowest number of any AB on the field for more than 20 minutes. And his position is fullback.

Aren't they supposed to be the last line of defense

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SM 2 hours ago

Mark Nawaqanitawase breaks silence on Test allegiance speculation

SANZAAR really should invest in the Pacifica nations, look at the Rugby League World Cup and tell me without the right backing Fiji, Samoa and Tonga can't be competitive in the Rugby Championship?

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