A 19-year-old rugby player for Gosford All Blacks died on New Year’s Eve after a motorbike accident in Bermuda.

Stephen Edwards, who won the Gosford All Blacks Young Player of the Year award, was involved in a collision on December 30 and was subsequently transferred to an intensive care unit, but died on Wednesday.

The Bermuda-born rugby player and law student at the University of Sussex had also captained the Bermuda National Under-18s sevens.

Mr Edwards travelled to Oxford to study A Levels at Bellerbys College, after receiving a £1,607 grant from the Bermuda Education Network.

While at Bellerbys, Mr Edwards played for the Gosford All Blacks in the 2013-14 season, scoring eight tries for the Kidlington-based team.

He was subsequently awarded a scholarship by London-based law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman to study law at the University of Sussex.

David Hipkiss of the Gosford All Blacks said: “Stephen was an outstanding young man and had his whole life ahead of him.”

A book of condolence has been opened at the club and will be sent to Mr Edward’s family.

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