Koshelev dies of flu complications

Just days after the untimely death of England scrum-half Nick Duncombe, rugby is mourning the passing of another young international player from illness, Russian and Yenisey-STM winger Yuri Koshelev.

Koshelev, 25, died in a Krasnoyarsk hospital from heart complications caused by a severe strain of influenza on February 18. He is survived by a wife and a three-year-old daughter.