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Ex-Tigers and Bath player Steve Booth dead at 42

By Ian Cameron
The late Steve Booth

Former Leicester Tigers player Steve Booth has died suddenly at the age of 42.

It is understood that Booth died from a suspected heart attack on Tuesday afternoon in Leicester.

Primarily a winger, Booth played for Tigers from 2000 to 2004, and for Bath Rugby from 2004 to 2005.

A rugby league convert, the Pontefract-born utility back was also adept at scrum-half and was known for his pace.

A well-liked and popular character during his time at the club, the father-of-two's sudden death has shocked the wider Tigers' rugby community.

Tributes were made to Booth on Twitter.