The Sun | Sam Ballard left paralysed after swallowing a slug as a dare at a birthday party dies aged 28 after eight-year battle The Sun A PROMISING young rugby player who was left paralysed after eating a slug as a dare at a birthday party has died. Sam Ballard, of Sydney, swallowed the garden creature - unaware it was infected with rat lungworm - at a party and quickly fell ill. Sam ... |