Schoolboy dies after rugby collapse A 16-year-old schoolboy has died after collapsing during a rugby match. He was a pupil at Haybridge High in Hagley, Worcestershire. West Mercia Police said the boy was airlifted from Baxter College in Kidderminster to Birmingham Children's Hospital yesterday afternoon after collapsing during a rugby match. Tony Homer, chair of governors at the school, said in a statement: "We are all terribly shocked and upset by what has happened. Our thoughts are with the family and friends at this very sad time. The school will offer all the support we possibly can to those affected. A spokewoman for Worcestershire County Council said the school was still in a state of shock following the teenager's death. Ambulance crews were called to reports of a teenage boy who had stopped breathing on a rugby field at Baxter College, Habberley Road, Kidderminster, at around 4.30pm yesterday. An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham attended the scene, a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said. Crews arrived to find a boy who was not breathing and CPR was being carried out, the spokesman said. Ambulance crews took over resuscitation attempts and advanced life support was carried out at the scene. The boy was transferred to Birmingham Children's Hospital by air ambulance for further emergency treatment. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of ambulance crews and hospital staff, nothing could be done to save the boy and he passed away shortly after arriving at hospital.