Fans’ tribute to teenage cancer victim Leon Rendle

When the scoreboard in the South Stand at Easter Road displayed 16 minutes during today’s Championship fixture between Hibs and Alloa Athletic, supporters of both sides stood and applauded in memory of teenager Leon Rendle who sadly passed away after a  brave battle with the rare bone cancer Ewing’s sarcoma.

The Hibs’ fan who attended Leith Academy had undergone hours of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant. He lost his fight in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Leon was chosen to carry the Commonwealth Games Torch at the Glasgow 2014 games.

The Edinburgh Reporter sends our condolences to Leon’s friends and family at this sad time.