{"id":28263,"date":"2025-05-27T12:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/warnings-over-viral-runit-sports-trend-after-19-year-old-dies-of-head-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:20:33","slug":"warnings-over-viral-runit-sports-trend-after-19-year-old-dies-of-head-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/warnings-over-viral-runit-sports-trend-after-19-year-old-dies-of-head-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Warnings over viral &#8220;RUNIT&#8221; sports trend after 19-year-old dies of head injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Wellington, New Zealand<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 A 19-year-old New Zealand man has died after taking part in a new tackling game that&#8217;s trending on social media  in which competitors run at each other and collide while wearing no protective equipment. Police confirmed Ryan Satterthwaite suffered a head injury on Sunday while playing a backyard game with friends in the North Island city of Palmerston North. He died on Monday as a result of his injuries.<\/p>\n<p> Area police commander Inspector Ross Grantham described Satterthwaite&#8217;s death as &#8220;a huge tragedy&#8221; and urged others to &#8220;consider the significant safety and injury risks&#8221; of the game that is known as RUNIT or RUNIT Straight.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;A young man lost his life as a result of participating in what I understand to be a social media frenzy,&#8221; Grantham said. &#8220;While this is not a criminal matter, police will continue to undertake inquiries on behalf of the coroner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Grantham said &#8220;the tackle game played by the group of friends was based on a social media-driven trend where participants compete in full-contact collisions without protective gear.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;While this was an impromptu game among friends, not a planned event, this tragic outcome does highlight the inherent safety concerns with such an activity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> RUNIT is based loosely on the contact elements of rugby union, rugby league or the NFL and involves two competitors, a runner and a tackler, running at each other and colliding on a 65 foot by 13 foot area known as a battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>The game has grown in social media popularity through the Australian RUNIT Championship League, which offers cash prizes to competitors. Organizers promote the event as &#8220;the world&#8217;s fiercest new collision sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two trial events in Auckland in recent weeks saw eight men compete for 20,000 New Zealand dollars ($12,000) in front of more than 1,000 spectators. Winners were expected to go into a championship event next month with prize money of up to 250,000 New Zealand dollars ($150,000).<\/p>\n<p> Two other events in Auckland were canceled when organizers were unable to obtain permits.<\/p>\n<p> The RUNIT Championship League released a statement to the New Zealand news website Stuff on Tuesday, saying it &#8220;does not encourage any copying of the sport as it should only be done under the strict conditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;This is tragic news and our hearts go out to the family and friends of Ryan. Any contact sport like boxing, martial arts or combat-style activities should only be held in highly controlled environments which include professional medical supervision and support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> RUNIT has been strongly condemned by experts in head injuries who say competitors run a high risk of a serious brain injury.<\/p>\n<p>It is by no means the first <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/they-are-terrifying-risky-tiktok-trends-continue-to-put-people-in-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">social media-fueled trend to draw safety warnings<\/a><\/span> after a tragedy. 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