DAN Vickerman’s death at the age of 37 is a reminder that being an admired and highly successful professional rugby player offers no protection from the vagaries of the human condition.
Although it has yet to be confirmed that the Wallaby lock took his own life, police reports said there were no suspicious circumstances after it was revealed that he had died at his Sydney home last weekend.
That Vickerman was playing international rugby barely more than five years ago, and leaves behind his partner, Sarah, and two small boys, makes his passing even more poignant.
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