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Irish fans remember Northern Ireland supporter who fell to his death with touching tribute after 24 minutes

A class gesture in the Stade de France.

Updated at 21.54

BOYS IN GREEN supporters tonight remembered the Northern Ireland fan who fell to his death in Nice last night.

Darren Rodgers, who was 24, fell from a walkway in the early hours of the morning.

This evening at the Stade de France during the game against Sweden, fans of the Republic of Ireland chanted ‘Stand Up For The Ulstermen’ after 24 minutes in a tribute to the Antrim man.

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