A young Dunedin rugby player is in a coma after collapsing during a game over the weekend.
Kavanagh College halfback, Matthew Martin collapsed while putting the ball into a scrum in an under-18s game against Kings High School on Saturday.
It's believed the 17-year-old sustained the injury in a tackle shortly before he lost consciousness.
Kavanagh College deputy principal, Colin MacLeod, says when he was rushed to hospital doctors found a bleed on his brain.
He says the operation to stop the bleeding seems to have been successful, but they're still waiting for some swelling to come down.
