Tributes pour in after Spence dies in slurry tragedy

Nevin Spence’s management company have expressed their “deep regret” after the Ulster centre’s death in a farming accident.

Tributes pour in after Spence dies in slurry tragedy
Sun, 16 Sep, 2012 - 11:01

Nevin Spence’s management company have expressed their “deep regret” after the Ulster centre’s death in a farming accident.

The 22-year-old died along with his father Noel and brother Graham after falling into a slurry tank on their family farm in Hillsborough, County Down.

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