Ricky Bibey

Tributes have poured in for former Wigan, St Helens, Leigh, Oldham and Wakefield forward Ricky Bibey, who has died at the age of just 40.

Ricky played professionally for a number of clubs including Leigh, Wigan, St Helens and Wakefield. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. Sad news this morning of the untimely death of former Wigan, Saints, Wakefield and Leigh player Ricky Bibey, are thoughts are with his friends and family at this sad timehttps://t.co/HJRFAzY6Ym Leeds Rhinos shared: “Sad news this morning of the untimely death of former Wigan, Saints, Wakefield and Leigh player Ricky Bibey, are thoughts are with his friends and family at this sad time.” Independent St Helens Fans website shared the news on social media. The ex-player also won the Northern Rail Cup in 2006 with Leigh Centurions. “Ricky played professionally for a number of clubs including Leigh, Wigan, St Helens and Wakefield. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.”

Bibey, who was born in Leigh and played for Wigan, Leigh and St Helens has died while on holiday in Florence at the age of 40. | ITV News Granada.

"Ricky was only 40 years of age. Everyone at the club sends sincere condolences to his family and friends at this time." "We send our condolences to Ricky's family and friends at this sad time."

Police were called to the first floor of the hotel in Florence.

We hope to question her at some point in the next few hours." A spokesperson said: “We are in touch with the Italian police following the death of a British man in Florence.” A police source told MailOnline: "There is blood in the room and the forensic teams are working there at the moment while the woman has been taken to hospital for treatment. The pair are said to have arrived at the hotel on Friday and returned in 'high spirits' at 2am on Saturday morning before the grim discovery was made several hours later that day. His former team Wakefield Trinity paid tribute to him on Twitter, saying: "Trinity are saddened to hear of the passing of former prop-forward Ricky Bibey, aged 40. Police were called to the first floor of the Hotel Continentale in Florence after a UK citizen was found dead in his room at around 8am local time on Saturday.

The 40-year-old, from Manchester, was reportedly found dead in his room at the four-star Hotel Continentale.

Everyone at the club sends sincere condolences to his family and friends at this time. Ricky has had a fantastic career and he’s been a very good professional.” Ricky played for Trinity between 2007 and 2009, making 60 appearances. We are desperately saddened to learn of the passing of their popular former prop forward Ricky Bibey (HN#1211) while on holiday in Italy. Ricky was only 40 years of age. “We send our condolences to Ricky’s family and friends at this tough time.” Leigh wrote that the team were “desperately saddened” to learn of Bibey’s death while he was “on holiday in Italy”, adding: “Everyone at the club sends sincere condolences to his family and friends at this time.”

The 40-year-old retired prop forward, from Manchester, was reportedly found dead in his room at the Hotel Continentale on Saturday morning after staff ...

Ricky played for Trinity between 2007 and 2009, making 60 appearances. RIP Ricky." "Yorkshire vs Lancashire & together for England schools boys U16's. A great lad.

A woman, believed to be his partner, was taken to hospital to be treated for her serious injuries.

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A 43-year-old woman, believed to be his partner, was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. Staff at the hotel told local media they were alerted to the ...

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Officials have revealed more details, including the man's identity, after a night of sex games went incredibly wrong at a swanky hotel.

Police believe Bibey died after a night of “extreme sex and erotic games” went wrong. They reportedly returned to the hotel in “high spirits.” She was rushed to hospital after losing “a lot of blood” and was reportedly covered in cuts and bruises.

THE partner of former British rugby league playerRicky Bibey ran screaming into the hotel hallway covered in blood, reports in Italy have claime.

Fellow former rugby league star Leon Pryce tweeted: "Sincere condolences to Ricky's family. Absolutely devastating news." Leigh Centurions paid tribute to the player on Twitter, saying the "popular" player had died "while on holiday in Italy". Italian publication Il Gazzettino reports that the couple arrived at the hotel on Friday, July 15 before heading out in the evening, returning to the swish four-star hotel in "high spirits" at around 2am. The unnamed woman, a 44-year-old who owned a real estate agency in Manchester with Bibey, was reportedly found semi-naked in the hotel hallway covered in blood. Bibey, 40, was found dead in the £350-a-night Hotel Continentale in the Italian city of Florence on Saturday.