FRENCH rugby star Quentin Philippe, 29, and two of his friends were tragically killed after being caught up in an avalanche last Sunday. The trio went skiing after Annecy-le-Vieux RC captain ...

A French rugby standout was killed by an avalanche while skiing in Italy last weekend, an accident which also claimed the lives of two of his friends. Quentin Philippe, 29, was skiing in Courmayeur in ...

The trio went skiing in Courmayeur in Italy after their match was called off last weekend, but then tragedy struck.

A rugby star tragically passed away in a skiing accident alongside two friends. The incident has sent shockwaves through the ...

The 29-year-old's 'stunned' rugby club confirmed the tragic news in a statement ...

The tragedy took place in the Alpine resort of Courmayeur, which is just at the bottom of Mont Blanc. Along with Philippe, friends Hugo Neuville, 31, and Alexis Rassat, 35, were also killed after an ...

A French rugby captain and his two friends were killed after being caught in an avalanche last Sunday. Quentin Philippe, 29, was skiing with friends Hugo Neuville, 31, and Alexis Rassat, 35, when the ...

Quentin Philippe, the captain of Annecy-le-Vieux Rugby Club in south-east France, has sadly been killed in an avalanche in ...