Second rugby player from Durham dies in Sri Lanka.

Tributes are being paid this morning after a second Durham City Rugby Club player died on tour in Sri Lanka.

Tom Baty and Thomas Howard both suffered breathing difficulties following a night out in the country's capital on Sunday.

Police in Sri Lanka say they haven't established the causes of death - more tests will now be carried out

In a statement on their website Durham City Rugby Club said:

It is with great sadness that the Club can now confirm that Tom Baty, 26, from Durham City has died this afternoon following his admission to hospital on Sunday, 13th May.

The Club requests that the Howard and Baty families' right to privacy is respected and upheld at this most difficult time.

We would like to extend our sincere condolences to the Baty family

As a mark of respect to the deceased players (Thomas Howard, 25 and Tom Baty, 26) Clem’s Pirates will go ahead with their planned charity work and rugby kit donation in Galle before the end of the tour.

The charity work and kit donation will involve providing eight school teams with much needed boots, gum shields and shirts. The work in Galle will continue the international charity work began by Clem’s Pirates in South Africa in 2004.

In addition to kit purchased for donations by the Clem’s Pirates team, donations were received from across the North East of England by both amateur and professional sporting clubs. The deceased players were at the forefront of efforts to ensure the global rugby family supports its own wherever and whenever possible.