EAST Grinstead Rugby Club are reeling this weekend at the tragic death of head coach Matt Ratana who was shot on duty at the Croydon Custody centre on Friday morning as a suspect was being processed after being arrested.
Police Sergeant Ratana, 54, became head coach at the Sussex 1 club last season after working with the Colts section. A keen motorbike and fitness fanatic as well as a rugby forward, he was due to retire next year after serving with the Met Police for over 29 years.
A Kiwi who originated from Hawkes Bay, Ratana learned his rugby at Palmerston North HS and Otago University wh...