{"id":1204,"date":"2020-11-23T06:49:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T07:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2020-11-23T09:03:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T09:03:11","slug":"manly-rocked-by-young-stars-sudden-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=1204","title":{"rendered":"Manly rocked by young star&#039;s sudden death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Manly Sea Eagles are mourning the loss of young star Keith Titmuss after his sudden death today.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old was part of Manly&#x27;s full-time NRL squad and was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after falling ill at training. He tragically passed away a short time later.<\/p>\n<p>Club officials revealed the young forward had suffered a &quot;body cramp&quot; while stretching after the club&#x27;s morning training session according to Nine&#x27;s NRL reporter Danny Weidler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Danny_Weidler\/status\/1330771118018289664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1330771118018289664%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsports.com.au%2Fnrl%2Fnrl-premiership%2Fteams%2Fsea-eagles%2Fnrl-news-keith-titmuss-manly-sea-eagles-player-dies-at-training%2Fnews-story%2Fe1c9a3c8bd7c5b7e45794445577aab34\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Danny_Weidler\/status\/1330771118018289664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1330771118018289664%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsports.com.au%2Fnrl%2Fnrl-premiership%2Fteams%2Fsea-eagles%2Fnrl-news-keith-titmuss-manly-sea-eagles-player-dies-at-training%2Fnews-story%2Fe1c9a3c8bd7c5b7e45794445577aab34<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Titmuss had come through Manly&#x27;s junior representative teams growing up and famously scored the match-winning try for the club in the 2017 NYC Grand Final. In 2019, he was crowned the Manly Jersey Flegg Cup Players&#x27; Player in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler said the young star would be &quot;sorely missed&quot; by the entire playing group and the club&#x27;s staff.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are all devastated by this news,&#x27;&#x27; Hasler said in a club statement.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Keith was a very popular character amongst the playing group. He will be sorely missed but never forgotten by the Sea Eagles.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Sea Eagles CEO Stephen Humphreys added that the club was working with the NRL&#x27;s Wellbeing team to offer support to the players and staff.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"6137b02b-c024-4541-95e5-6b2cbb3fda69\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/6137b02b-c024-4541-95e5-6b2cbb3fda69\" alt=\"Keith Titmuss\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Our Club sends its deepest condolences to Keith&#x27;s family and friends and will provide them with all of the support they need during this difficult period,&#x27;&#x27; Humphreys said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are working with the NRL&#x27;s Wellbeing team to offer support and counselling to our playing group and staff.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is a tragic day for rugby league.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said the game had lost one of its most &quot;promising&quot; rising young guns.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The game has lost a promising young player with the world at his feet,&quot; Abdo said in an NRL statement on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"f11d06db-e9d1-49cd-bfdf-2afd217edc0f\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f11d06db-e9d1-49cd-bfdf-2afd217edc0f\" alt=\"Keith Titmuss\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Keith had made it into Manly&#x27;s Top 30 for the 2021 season after coming through the club&#x27;s junior ranks.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We will make sure Keith&#x27;s family, the club and our players receive every support they need from the game.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are one family and today we have lost a member of that family. On behalf of the Commission and the game I send my deepest condolences to Keith&#x27;s family.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Manly Sea Eagles are mourning the loss of young star Keith Titmuss after his sudden death today. 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