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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.
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| 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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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.
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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 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]
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