3 May, 2017 @ 11:56
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Young British rugby player found dead in Mallorca

Magaluf Beach

Magaluf BeachA WELSH rugby player has been found dead in his hotel room in Mallorca after playing in a tournament on the island.

The man, who had been on a rugby tour, has been named as 29-year-old Luke Hole.

It is believed he was found dead by his teammates in Magaluf.

Hole had been taking part in the Mallorca Beach Rugby sevens tournament as part of the Pontyclun RFC team, along with dozens of teams from Europe.

His club said on Facebook: “Absolutely heartbreaking. Our thoughts are with his family, loved ones and friends”.

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: “We are supporting the family of a British man following his death in Mallorca, Spain.”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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