There was a fright for England Lioness Georgia Stanway at the weekend – ahead of her Women’s Euro semi-final clash with Sweden.
Her boyfriend Olly Ashall-Bott, a professional with the Toulouse Olympique Super League team, collapsed on the pitch at the end of his game with Salford Red Devils.
For several minutes the 24-year-old received treatment on the pitch from club doctors after he had fallen to the ground.
Ambulance crews were in attendance and it did appear as though the former Huddersfield Giants full-back was struggling to breathe.
After some time the player appeared to recover and was helped from the field to a round of applause from fans who had remained after the game concerned over his condition.
Later a Toulouse official said: “It looked scary at the time but he received immediate professional attention and he was in safe hands.
“Olly was suffering from exhaustion as the conditions were extremely hot and he had worked very hard during the match.”
Georgia, who was born in Barrow, and Olly have been an item for over three years and live in Ashall-Bott’s home town of Widnes.
