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Rugby player Burger claims Laureus comeback award

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

South African rugby player Schalk Burger,who survived life-threatening bacterial meningitis to return to Springboks team, won the Laureus world comeback of the year award.

The other candidates for the award were Francesco Acerbi (Italy), Diego Milito (Argentina), Jo Pavey (Britain), Pierre Vaultier (France) and Oliver Wilson (Britain). Endi