Overview
- Racca, 41, collapsed after emerging from a scrum about 29 minutes into an official Metropolitan Pre-Intermediate Tournament match and died at the scene despite immediate aid.
- Forensic examiner Pablo Lemir said the player likely sustained a blow to the head five to ten minutes before he fell, and the autopsy determined closed head trauma as the cause.
- Prosecutor Jorge Escobar reported that preliminary images show no forceful contact at the moment of the collapse.
- Investigators have secured roughly 30 minutes of video and asked both Old King Club and Jabalíes Rugby Club to provide full match recordings to assess any collision or unsporting conduct.
- The Paraguayan Rugby Union and Old King Club issued condolences and said they are cooperating with authorities, and the prosecutor noted the union’s organizational responsibility for the event.