A coroner's highlighted concerns about the 'run it straight' trend  - while referring to a rugby league player's death in 2023
	A coroner's highlighted concerns about the 'run it straight' trend  - while referring to a rugby league player's death in 2023
    
	
    
	
	19 June 2025 
		
		
        
	
Open Justice reports Tere Livingston died after getting two head knocks within weeks, in league games.
His death was unrelated to Runit - a contest in which people barrel into each other - but Coroner Bruce Hesketh has pointed out death can still occur - even with concussion management practices in place.
A Palmerston North teen died last month, after getting a head injury playing Runit.
	
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