David Tait Explained

David Tait
Birth Name:David Andrews Tait
Birth Date:1987 7, df=y
Birth Place:Sale, Greater Manchester
Death Place:Kowloon, Hong Kong
Weight:105kg (231lb)
School:Sale Grammar School[1]
Ru Position:Number Eight, Flanker
Youthclubs1:Broughton Park Rugby Union F.C
Youthclubs2:Altrincham Kersal
Years1:2005–2010
Clubs1:Sale Sharks
Apps1:28
Points1:0
Repsevensyears1:2009–2010
Repsevensteam1:Scotland
Repsevenscomp1:Dubai

David Tait (5 July 1987 – 12 December 2012)[2] was a professional rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Guinness Premiership.

Career

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.

Personal life

Tait was born in Sale, Greater Manchester, England, 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]

Death

Tait died after falling from the roof of the Harbourview Horizon apartment block in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, on 12 December 2012.[7] [11] The coroner was unable to determine if the fall was suicide or an accident.[12] The Hong Kong national rugby union team wore black armbands during the 2012 Cup of Nations in his memory.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kiwis tutor Tait. Jenny. Dixon. The Advertiser. 4 July 2008. 16 December 2012. https://archive.today/20130505035229/http://menmedia.co.uk/trafford/sport/rugby_union/sale_sharks/s/1056794_kiwis_tutor_tait. 5 May 2013. live.
  2. News: Former Sale Sharks rugby player David Tait dies in fall . BBC News . 16 January 2012 . 13 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213140727/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20710764 . 13 December 2012 . live.
  3. News: Scarlets 24–23 Sale. BBC News. 2 December 2005. 22 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20060524131523/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/4476522.stm. 24 May 2006. live.
  4. Web site: Tait and smile as England Under-20s rack up five-try win . Rugby Football Union. 2 February 2007 . 22 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918044336/http://www.rfu.com/News/2007/February/News%20Articles/TaitAndSmileAsEnglandUnder-20sRackUpFive-tryWin?a=1&y=2007 . 18 September 2012.
  5. News: England 7s begin route to Rugby World Cup. ESPN Scrum. 2 October 2008. 22 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090107154023/http://www.scrum.com/sevens/rugby/story/80127.html. 7 January 2009. live.
  6. Web site: Scotland Sevens strong for Dubai. International Rugby Board. 26 November 2009. 14 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091130231242/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/edition%3D1/news/newsid%3D2034680.html. 30 November 2009. dead.
  7. News: Second death in 4 days hits Hong Kong's rugby community. Alvin. Sallay. Clifford. Lo. South China Morning Post. 14 December 2012. 14 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121214060654/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1104770/second-death-4-days-hits-hong-kongs-rugby-community. 14 December 2012. live.
  8. News: Neil . Leigh . Sevens heaven for Tait . Manchester Evening News . 13 January 2010 . 13 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20130421090138/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/rugby_union/s/1188859_sevens_heaven_for_tait . 21 April 2013 . live.
  9. News: Judge death riddle. John. Scheerhout. Manchester Evening News. 30 July 2004. 16 December 2012. https://archive.today/20130420234905/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/125/125604_judge_death_riddle.html. 20 April 2013. live.
  10. News: Rugby world mourns after David Tait falls to his death in Hong Kong. The Telegraph. 13 December 2012. 16 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121216015943/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/9743141/Rugby-world-mourns-after-David-Tait-falls-to-his-death-in-Hong-Kong.html. 16 December 2012. live.
  11. Web site: Jennifer Williams . Former Sale Sharks star David Tait dies in Hong Kong apartment plunge . Manchester Evening News . 13 December 2012 . 13 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121215212230/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1596012_former-sale-sharks-star-david-tait-dies-in-hong-kong-apartment-plunge . 15 December 2012 . live.
  12. Web site: 2014-02-23 . British coroner records open verdict on rugby star David Tait found dead in pool . 2024-08-06 . South China Morning Post . en.

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