El rugby sudafricano lamenta el fallecimiento de Themba Ludwaba

La comunidad del rugby sudafricano está de luto por la muerte de Themba Ludwaba, quien falleció anoche a los 80 años tras una larga enfermedad.

Ludwaba jugó como segunda línea para la South African African Rugby Board, la Kwazakhele Rugby Union, el club Spring Rose y para Eastern Province. Representó por primera vez a la SAARB a finales de la década de 1960 y deja seis hijos. El exmánager de los Springboks, Zola Yeye, describió la pérdida diciendo: "La muerte prematura de Themba Ludwaba ha conmocionado a todo el país. Era uno de nuestros hombres de confianza en el campo de juego, un jugador verdaderamente confiable, lo extrañaremos mucho". La noticia ha provocado homenajes en toda la comunidad del rugby en Sudáfrica.

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