Birth name | David Andrews Tait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sale, Greater Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 December 2012 | (aged 25)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kowloon, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sale Grammar School [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Tait (5 July 1987 – 12 December 2012) [2] was a professional rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Guinness Premiership.
Tait played as a Number 8, although he could also operate as a Flanker. He also represented Scotland at rugby sevens. Tait made his Sale debut in a Powergen Cup match against Llanelli Scarlets. [3] He "left the club in 2010 after suffering persistent injuries, having made just 40 appearances". [2]
Tait represented the England Under 20 team. [4] He was called up to the England sevens training squad for the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series. [5] However, Tait did not represent England and later competed for Scotland at the 2009 Dubai Sevens. [6]
In November 2011, Tait started a career at KPMG Hong Kong in the Corporate Finance team. While there, he also became captain for the Kowloon RFC first fifteen. [7] He went on to lead the first team to their first Hong Kong Premiership League title in 30 years, during the 2011–2012 season.
Tait was born in Sale, Greater Manchester, England,[ citation needed] where he attended Sale Grammar School. [1] Later he attended Sedbergh School and took a history degree at Manchester University. He was of Scottish descent on his father's side. [8] His father Campbell Tait, a judge, hanged himself in 2004. [9] [10]
Tait died in an apparent suicide after falling from the roof of the Harbourview Horizon apartment block in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, on 12 December 2012. [7] [11] The Hong Kong national rugby union team wore black armbands during the 2012 Cup of Nations in his memory. [7]
Birth name | David Andrews Tait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sale, Greater Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 December 2012 | (aged 25)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kowloon, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sale Grammar School [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Tait (5 July 1987 – 12 December 2012) [2] was a professional rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Guinness Premiership.
Tait played as a Number 8, although he could also operate as a Flanker. He also represented Scotland at rugby sevens. Tait made his Sale debut in a Powergen Cup match against Llanelli Scarlets. [3] He "left the club in 2010 after suffering persistent injuries, having made just 40 appearances". [2]
Tait represented the England Under 20 team. [4] He was called up to the England sevens training squad for the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series. [5] However, Tait did not represent England and later competed for Scotland at the 2009 Dubai Sevens. [6]
In November 2011, Tait started a career at KPMG Hong Kong in the Corporate Finance team. While there, he also became captain for the Kowloon RFC first fifteen. [7] He went on to lead the first team to their first Hong Kong Premiership League title in 30 years, during the 2011–2012 season.
Tait was born in Sale, Greater Manchester, England,[ citation needed] where he attended Sale Grammar School. [1] Later he attended Sedbergh School and took a history degree at Manchester University. He was of Scottish descent on his father's side. [8] His father Campbell Tait, a judge, hanged himself in 2004. [9] [10]
Tait died in an apparent suicide after falling from the roof of the Harbourview Horizon apartment block in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, on 12 December 2012. [7] [11] The Hong Kong national rugby union team wore black armbands during the 2012 Cup of Nations in his memory. [7]