Fijian rugby player Josaia Raisuqe died this Thursday, May 8, 2025 in a collision that occurred at a level crossing in the Tarn. The Olympic Castres player went to training when his vehicle struck a train.
The world of rugby is again in mourning. After the disappearance last March of a young player of 15 years following a cardiac arrest in the middle of a match, another personality of this sport died this Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the middle of the morning. Fijien Josaia Raisuqe, well known to lovers of the Top 14, died during a collision between his vehicle and a train, at a level crossing located in Saïx, in the department of Tarn. The young man was 30 years old. The road accident occurred while the athlete went to Levezou, where Castres Olympique trains, a club in which he has been playing since 2021. “The driver would have forced the passage while the barriers were lowered“, According to a source close to the file cited by TF1/LCI.
Towards a cancellation of Castres – Clermont this Saturday
Whoever held the position of winger has been working in France since 2015, the year he was recruited by the Stade Français. However, he was dismissed two years later due to a conviction for voluntary violence in drunkenness and sexual assault. In 2017, he attracted the attention of USON NEVERS, team of Prod2, with whom he collaborated for four seasons. A talented player measuring 1.93 meters for 113 kg, he was to join Brive (Corrèze) at the start of the school year. Defendants of this drama, its game partners were “released from any obligation for the day“, announces the specialized site Rugbyrama.frwhich revealed the information. A psychological cell has been set up. The match that Castres Olympique was to play against Clermont-Ferrand on Saturday May 10 for the 23rd day of Top 14 should be postponed after decision of the National Rugby League.
The Castres Olympique, “upset by this terrible news”
The club, which changed its profile photo on social networks to replace it with a black background, expressed its great sadness in a press release. “”It was with the heavy heart that we learned of the death this morning in a road accident of our player Josaia Raisuqe. The whole CO family is upset by this terrible news“, Writes the Castres Olympique, which pays tribute to a wonderful teammate, very appreciated by all. Its president, Pierre-Yves Revol,”shocking“, greeted”A boy radiating on and off the field“Before evoking”Faith“of the Fijian community which can”Help in this difficult moment for everyone“.
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