A Bristol rugby star says his life will "never be the same again" after his 24-year-old brother died from a suspected heart attack.
Jake Polledri, a former Bristol Rugby player who now plays for Gloucester, announced the tragic passing of his brother Sam on Instagram with "eyes filled with tears." Jake, who is the son of Bristol Rugby legend Peter Polledri and grew up in Stoke Bishop, said "a chunk of me and my family has been stolen so cruelly."
"With my eyes filled with tears I write that my brother @sam_polledri, aged 24, has passed away of a suspected heart attack," he wrote. "It is difficult to put my feelings into words. I feel like a chunk of me and my family has been stolen so cruelly.