Grandmother dies after being hit by rugby ball

This inquest made the news today…..

''A grandmother died after being struck on the back of the head by a rugby ball as she watched her grandson play, an inquest heard.
Jennifer Selwood, 69, suffered a bleed on the brain after being hit in the accident at Taunton RFC in Somerset in January 2020.
She was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital on the morning of 12 January and later transferred to Southmead Hospital in Bristol where she died on 25 January.
The inquest in Wells, Somerset, heard Mrs Selwood had diabetes and the blood disorder aplastic anaemia, which would cause bleeding and clotting problems if she suffered an expected trauma.
Mrs Selwood’s husband, Colin, told the hearing he and his wife were watching their grandson play when they moved position to a hardstanding gravel path linking two adjacent pitches because the sidelines were quite slippy
He said they were standing next to each other watching their grandson, when his wife was hit by a ball from the adjacent pitch where another youth team was warming up''

Whilst I have every sympathy with the family some of the comments from the female Coroner show a complete lack of understanding of ‘grass roots’ sport in thousands of sports fields up and down our country:

‘’no signs saying they should not stand there’’

‘’was a risk to spectators watching a game’’

‘’a lack of thought has been given to those in control’’

“This accident was contributed to by poor supervision and spectator safety management.”

This judgement could have far reaching repercussion methinks

Maybe all supporters should have to wear crash helmets How many times have spectators been killed /injured watching their sport from football to motor racing.This was a tragic accident which could not be foreseen