Fiji sevens Olympic silver medallist Josaia Raisuqe has died after being involved in a road accident in France, his club Castres Olympique have confirmed.
“Castres Olympique is in mourning,” the Top 14 club said on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the death this morning in a road accident of our player Josaia Raisuqe. He was a wonderful team-mate who was much appreciated by everyone.”
The 30-year-old, who was part of the Fiji team that finished as runners-up to hosts France at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was a winger in XV-a-side rugby.
“He was a radiant young man both on and off the pitch who was a pillar of the Fijian community that we have at the club and to which we are very attached,” Castres president Pierre-Yves Revol said.
Saturday’s Top 14 match between Castres and Clermont Auvergne has been postponed, France’s National Rugby League said.
