Giorgio Conte, San Donà rugby player, dies at 15: a week earlier he had been discharged from the emergency room
Giorgio was an extremely humble and serious boy, of few words, always present and tenacious: a true rugby player, as few are seen. Struggle to find the words the coach of Giorgio Conte, the 15-year-old boy who died at midday today, December 21, in the hospital of Padua, due to a cerebral thrombosis.
The CT scan in the San Don emergency room
Last Thursday night the first symptoms appeared: a severe headache, so intense as to convince the parents to take Giorgio to the emergency room in San Don, where he lived, at 3 am. After a negative CT scan, the boy was sent homedespite abnormal blood test results. The following day conditions deteriorated again. The 15-year-old was knocked unconscious and was urgently transported by ambulance to the Padua hospital, where he remained hospitalized until 21 December. Giorgio never regained consciousness until he passed away from the affection of his parents Eleonora and Roberto and his little brother Alessandro.
Mother’s appeal
“We agreed to the George’s organ donation – said the mother Eleonora – in the next few days we will proceed with theautopsy to ascertain the cause of death. Giorgio had never shown particular health problems before”. “He Not only did he love rugby, he had chosen to wake up at 5.30 in the morning in order to attend the Treviso Building Center – continues the mother – he was in his second year and in love with the subject. He was also a good student as well as a great sportsman”. The parents are also keen to appeal to all the people who are not respecting their silence in these hours of deep pain: “We only ask that online comments be stopped – they declare –we are inundated with disrespectful messages from some no-vaxes: we hope to be able to support each other without complicating an already difficult situation”.
The condolences of the sports world
In the coming days we will try to ascertain the causes of the premature death of this boy who he had never before experienced particular health problems before. Giorgio had a very strong passion for rugby that accompanied him throughout his life and in which he used all the effort and perseverance he possessed from an early age. It was precisely to spread the sad announcement of his death the San Don Rugby Sports Association through his social profiles: We have recently learned the terrible news that Giorgio Conte, an Under 17 player, has passed the ball – wrote the sports association – we hold on tightly to the family to whom our sincere condolences go. The other Venetian sports clubs, belonging not only to the world of rugby, also extend their condolences to the family.
A very good hooker as a goalkeeper
From this year he had moved up in category, passing to the under 17. His role was that of a hooker, but he was also very good as a goalkeeper – recalled the president of Rugby San Don Alberto Marusso – in recent times he was delighted to have been called up to the Triveneto selection. On December 20th he would have had his first training session with them. He trained so much, he put such passion and grit into this sport that it is not easy to describe them – commented the coach of the Under 17 category of Rugby San Don Andrea Costantin – he had an excellent relationship with all his teammates and with us coaches. The mother is one of the managers of our club, the little brother also played rugby with us until a few years ago: a family that has always frequented this environment, extraordinary people to whom we express our warmest closeness.
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December 21, 2022 (change December 21, 2022 | 20:11)
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