belfasttelegraph

Monday 20 May 2013

Rugby star David Tait killed in flat plunge

Former Sale Shark David Tait has died at the age of 25

The world of rugby is mourning the death of David Tait, the former Sale forward and Scotland seven-a-side international who was killed after falling from an apartment block in Hong Kong.

Tait (25) had retired from professional rugby after suffering a series of injuries, but was still playing for the Kowloon club after moving east to start a career in corporate finance with KPMG.

A number of internationals, including England scrum-half Danny Care, expressed their feelings on social media. Care described Tait as “a good friend and an absolute legend of a bloke”.

Tait, a back-row forward, spent five years with Sale, who signed him as a teenager. He went on to become a member of the England Under-20 squad before switching rugby allegiance to Scotland.

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