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| Halifax nightclub attacker jailed for killing rugby player | Halifax nightclub attacker jailed for killing rugby player |
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| A man who killed a rugby union player in a bar attack has been jailed. | A man who killed a rugby union player in a bar attack has been jailed. |
| Dale McLean punched 38-year-old Andrew Feather at the Liquid nightclub in Commercial Street, Halifax, on 9 February, Bradford Crown Court heard. | Dale McLean punched 38-year-old Andrew Feather at the Liquid nightclub in Commercial Street, Halifax, on 9 February, Bradford Crown Court heard. |
| Mr Feather had been celebrating a victory with his Halifax RUFC team-mates when he was attacked. | |
| McLean, 25, of Greenfield Avenue, Huddersfield, admitted manslaughter and was jailed for five years and four months. | McLean, 25, of Greenfield Avenue, Huddersfield, admitted manslaughter and was jailed for five years and four months. |
| Mr Feather had been a member of the club for more than 10 years and had also served as club secretary. | Mr Feather had been a member of the club for more than 10 years and had also served as club secretary. |
| After the attack he was described in tributes as "a true gentleman who was well liked by everybody". | After the attack he was described in tributes as "a true gentleman who was well liked by everybody". |
| DCI Nick Wallen, from West Yorkshire Police, said McLean's "moment of madness has left a man dead and another man's life in ruins". |