{
  "id": 8698842,
  "title": "Bulls player details receiving shock news during match against All Blacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/bulls-player-details-receiving-shock-news-during-match-against-all",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T13:42:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/rugby/bulls-player-details-receiving-shock-news-match-against-all-blacks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a recent match against the All Blacks, South African rugby player Hanro Liebenberg of the Bulls was forced to leave the field after just 30 minutes due to receiving shocking news. The reason? His two-week-old daughter, Liviah, had suffered a cardiac arrest. The incident occurred at Loftus last month.\n\nLiebenberg revealed the harrowing events to Rapport, stating, \"She went in for open-heart surgery that Monday before the match. She was up and down health-wise the whole week, because that kind of surgery places enormous stress on a baby.\" Liviah was born with a rare heart defect, interrupted aortic arch, and two holes in her heart.\n\nWhen the news reached the Bulls team management during the first half against the All Blacks, coach Johan Ackermann immediately ordered Liebenberg off the field so he could rush to the hospital. The situation was dire: \"They needed me. It is also one of the reasons why I came back to South Africa from England – because my family comes first,\" Liebenberg explained. His wife and he were prepared to say goodbye to their daughter on the Sunday, ready for peace. However, doctors were able to revive Liviah and place her on life support.\n\nLiebenberg and his wife expressed their gratitude for Liviah's remarkable recovery. \"By God's grace, she just grew stronger and stronger. Healthier. We are so grateful for that,\" he shared. Liviah was finally able to return home last Monday, where she met her older brother Lucah for the first time. This story was initially published on sarugbymag.co.za and has since been republished with permission.",
  "summary": "\"They needed me. It is also one of the reasons why I came back to South Africa from England - because my family comes first.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}