Former Fiji 7s skipper Setefano Cakaunivalu, better known as Setefano Cakau, suffered a heart attack on Friday and has been admitted to hospital.
The Tabadamu Rugby Club founder played for South Darwin in a Darwin A-Grade fixture against Casuarina at Skyring Rugby Park in Northern Territory, Australia.
NT Rugby via Rugby Australia reported that after the match concluded, Cakaunivalu returned to South Darwin’s Warren Park clubhouse on foot where he subsequently collapsed from a suspected heart attack.
Members of the South Darwin community on the scene responded quickly and performed CPR while emergency services were called.
The 46-year-old was taken to the Royal Darwin Hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
The NT Rugby community requested that Cakaunivalu’s privacy is respected at this time.
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