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Inquest reveals Manly was warned about heat risk before Keith Titmuss heatstroke death

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Manly player Keith Titmuss was a promising Manly Warringah Sea Eagles player until his death in 2020.(Twitter: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)

In 2020 the rugby league community was shocked and devastated when a fit, strong 20-year-old Manly Sea Eagles player, Keith Titmuss collapsed at training and later died in hospital. 

At the time his death was a mystery but an inquest this week has revealed the likely cause of death to be heat stroke.

An email has now emerged showing Manly was warned about the risk of heat affecting players the previous year. 

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Adam Pengilly, sports reporter for Nine newspapers

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