‘Lucky’ day for Ealing forward Fenlon

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EALING, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 20: Ealing take to the field prior to the Trailfinders Challenge Cup match between Ealing Trailfinders and Doncaster Knights on February 20, 2021 in Ealing, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

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By SAM JACKSON

A FRIENDLY rugby match on October 8 nearly turned to tragedy when, early in the second half of the match between Ealing Evergreens and UCS Old Boys, forward John Fenlon collapsed.
As he lay with no pulse and not breathing, his teammate and Ealing scrum-half Justin Green began CPR and chest compressions while paramedics were called.
Luckily, Green is not only a doctor but had just been on a CPR refresher course. Even more luckily, Ealing Trailfinders – the ground at which the match took place – has a defibrillator.
UCS’ Sid Young ran and got the club’s defibril...

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