Five-year-old hospitalised after freak sideline incident in Argentina

A five-year-old has been left hospitalised after he was accidentally crushed by two players as he watched a rugby match in Argentina.

The incident happened during a fixture between Atletico Y Progreso and Monte Grande Rugby Club and the brutal collision was caught on camera and has since gone viral on TikTok.

The child’s leg was severely broken and he was left in an entire leg cast as a result of the freak accident at the game which was played roughly 50km south of the Argentinian capital.

Footage shows the boy was levelled by two players as one of the players attempted a last-ditch tackle as the other sped towards the try line. The hit drove the attacking player into touch, with the two 90kg players taking the boy with him.

Players rushed to the aid of the boy immediately after they realised that he had been caught up in the tackle.

The boy – the son of one of the coaches – was returning from the toilet when it happened and hence wasn’t being watched.

“It was unfortunate. One player tackles another and they take the child with them. It is not the first time an accident like this has happened.” said the Director of Monte Grande Rugby Club, ‘Cococho’ Alvarez.

@telefenoticias ⚠️ Un nene de 5 años, hijo de un entrenador, miraba el partido de rugby entre Monte Grande y Atlético y Progreso de Brandsen parado al costado de la cancha en el predio de Esteban Echeverría. En un momento, dos jugadores que salieron del terreno de juego por una juagada, se le cayeron arriba y lo aplastaron.El pequeño sufrió la fractura del fémur de su pierna derecha y debió ser enyesado.“Fue una acción desgraciada, una fatalidad. Un jugador taclea a otro y se llevan puesto a un nene. Es el hijo de un entrenador que iba y venía del baño. Volvió, se quedó al lado de él y en dos segundos los jugadores, dos tipos de 90 kilos, se lo llevaron puesto”, dijo una de las autoridades del club identificado como “Cococho” Álvarez. #tiktokinforma #accidente #cancha #rugby #nene #aplastado ? sonido original – telefe noticias

It makes for ghastly viewing, not least since rugby fans are more use to seeing camera-man occasionally wiped out by players, as opposed to young children.