NRL player Keith Titmuss died after 'inappropriate' training session, coroner finds

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  • Manly player likely died from exertional heatstroke, inquest heard
  • Coroner recommends acclimatisation period after off-season

An NRL club's training session in a hot gym was likely "inappropriate" before the death of a young player who collapsed from heatstroke, a coroner has found.

Manly Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss, 20, suffered a seizure after an indoor workout session at the club's base on Sydney's northern beaches, on 23 November 2020.

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