Brumbies rugby player Shawn Mackay has been remembered as caring and fun-loving and a determined go-getter at his funeral in Sydney.

Shawn Mackay would have wanted his teammates to play and beat the Cape Town Stormers in a Super 14 rugby match this weekend.

Shocked teammates of ACT Brumbies forward Shawn Mackay, who died after being hit by a car in Durban, will be allowed to opt out of this weekend’s game,

The investigation into Brumbies rugby player Shawn Mackay’s death will be changed to culpable homicide following his death on Monday, police said.

ACT Brumbies lock Shawn Mackay has died in hospital in Durban after being hit by a car late last month, the club said on its website.

Brumbies lock Shawn Mackay is in a critical but stable condition in a Durban hospital after being hit by a vehicle over the weekend, the team said.