Former Sale player Hyron Andrews died from natural causes after suffering a tear in an artery around his heart, an autopsy has found.
Andrews was found dead at the hotel base of his new team shortly before it was due to play a Champions Cup match. The circumstances prompted an investigation into the cause of his death.
The post-mortem examination concluded that the cause was a tear in an artery around the heart. The finding means his death was classified as natural causes.
No further details about the match, Andrews’s new team or the timing of the death were provided. The autopsy’s conclusion is the latest known information about the case.