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Former Australian lock Dan Vickerman dies aged 37.
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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 44351" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Dan Vickerman: Former Australia lock dies at the age of 37</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">34 minutes ago</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union" target="_blank"><u>Rugby Union</u></a></li> </ul><p>Share this with</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39019288&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Dan%20Vickerman%3A%20Former%20Australia%20lock%20dies%20at%20the%20age%20of%2037&bodytext=&" target="_blank"><u> Digg </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39019288&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Dan%20Vickerman%3A%20Former%20Australia%20lock%20dies%20at%20the%20age%20of%2037&description=&caption=&display=popup&" target="_blank"><u> Facebook </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39019288&" target="_blank"><u> Google </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39019288&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Dan%20Vickerman%3A%20Former%20Australia%20lock%20dies%20at%20the%20age%20of%2037&summary=&" target="_blank"><u> LinkedIn </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39019288&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Dan%20Vickerman%3A%20Former%20Australia%20lock%20dies%20at%20the%20age%20of%2037&" target="_blank"><u> Reddit </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39019288&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Dan%20Vickerman%3A%20Former%20Australia%20lock%20dies%20at%20the%20age%20of%2037&" target="_blank"><u> StumbleUpon </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Dan%20Vickerman%3A%20Former%20Australia%20lock%20dies%20at%20the%20age%20of%2037&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39019288&=&" target="_blank"><u> Twitter </u></a></li> </ul><p>Copy this link</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39019288" target="_blank"><u>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39019288</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing" target="_blank"><u>Read more about sharing.</u></a></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/E850/production/_94727495_gettyimages-124616530.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Former Wallaby Vickerman made 63 appearances for Australia</p><p>Former Australia lock Dan Vickerman has died at the age of 37, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has confirmed.</p><p></p><p>South Africa-born Vickerman played 63 Tests for Australia after his 2002 debut and featured in three World Cups.</p><p></p><p>"The rugby world is in shock after news of the tragic passing of Dan Vickerman. He was an enforcer on the field and a much-loved character off the field," said ARU chief executive Bill Pulver.</p><p></p><p></p><p>No details of the cause of death have been disclosed.</p><p></p><p>The former Wallaby died at his family home in Sydney and is survived by wife Sarah and two sons.</p><p></p><p>He retired from the game in 2012 after spells with the Brumbies and Waratahs franchises in Super Rugby, and also spent the 2009-10 season in England with Premiership side Northampton Saints whilst studying at Cambridge University.</p><p></p><p>He played for Cambridge in their 2008 Varsity match defeat by Oxford, before <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8393838.stm" target="_blank"><u>captaining the Light Blues to victory</u></a> in the 2009 edition at Twickenham.</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
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