Staff from the Apolo, a Barcelona concert hall and night club, found the body of a young man yesterday at 3pm whom the police identified as an Australian that was reported missing, a police spokesman said, adding he died after a 10m fall in what was most likely an accident.

Queensland Rugby League’s media officer Michael Hillier said his father confirmed Hampson passed away in Barcelona.

Hampson, who played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in Queensland, was on a trip across Europe with fellow rugby players, pictures posted on their Instagram accounts show.