Ulster rugby star killed in slurry tragedy

Ulster rugby star Nevin Spence was killed alongside his brother and their father in a farming tragedy which also injured their sister in the North.

Ulster rugby star killed in slurry tragedy
Sun, 16 Sep, 2012 - 11:01

Ulster rugby star Nevin Spence was killed alongside his brother and their father in a farming tragedy which also injured their sister in the North.

Spence, 22, rose to prominence playing for Ulster Rugby and was a rising star in Ireland’s international rugby scene but died after falling into a slurry tank.

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