Christian Pese is on life support after suffering a stroke. Photo: GivealittleThe promising rugby league player who suffered a stroke while representing the South Island in Christchurch is making a steady recovery from the life-threatening medical episode. Christian Pese, 18, could be released from Christchurch Hospital this week to return to Auckland with his parents Korey and Joanne, a positive sign after he had been placed on life support. His trip home from Sydney was made possible by fundraising through a Givealittle page, which had raised more than $32,000 by Thursday. New Zealand Rugby League is continuing to monitor Pese’s recovery and said the medical episode was not connected to any incident that occurred during the match he was playing.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 31, 2021 21:22 UTC