Rugby fans pay tribute to their hero Nevin

A team-mate of tragic rugby star Nevin Spence has told an emotional memorial service that he was the epitome of all that is good in the game.

The 22-year-old Ulster Rugby player died alongside his brother Graham, 30, and father Noel, 58, when they were overcome by poisonous fumes in a slurry tank at the family farm in Hillsborough, Co Down, last weekend.

Thousands of rugby fans from across Ireland gathered at Ulster’s home ground Ravenhill in Belfast yesterday afternoon to pay tribute to a man tipped for greatness in the sport.