Ryan Satterthwaite death: Palmerston North teen’s devastated family slam viral tackle trend

The family of Ryan Satterthwaite is warning about the dangers of the “run it straight” challenge, a social media trend involving high-speed collisions, after Ryan died from head injuries sustained during the activity. They described his death as an accident waiting to happen and criticized the promotion of the challenge as a sport, urging prominent rugby figures to denounce it. Ryan, who underwent emergency surgery but could not be saved, was remembered by his uncle as a polite and caring teenager who loved rugby and his friends.

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