Ulster Rugby will be "a poorer place" without Nevin Spence, the team's director David Humphreys has said.
Spence, 22, was killed along with his brother Graham and
father Noel in a slurry tank accident at the family farm near
Hillsborough on Saturday.
Nevin played centre for the provincial side and represented Ireland in a game against the Barbarians last May.
His sister Emma is in a stable condition in hospital after the accident.
Graham Spence, 30, was a married father of two.
Ambulance crews were called to the farm just after 18:00 BST on Saturday.
BBC Ireland Correspondent Mark Simpson said: "Initial reports suggested Nevin's father fell into the slurry tank.
"It was reported that one of his sons tried to rescue him, then Nevin got involved, and his sister Emma."
The Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) said two of its senior inspectors attended the scene on Saturday evening.
"From HSENI's initial investigations, it understands that the
three family members who entered an underground slurry tank died from
the effects of exposure to slurry gases," it said.
"The exact sequence of events is not yet clear but HSENI is investigating a definite line of enquiry."
Emma Spence was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast where she is recovering from the effects of fume inhalation.
Prayers have been said on Sunday for the family at Ballynahinch Baptist Church, which the Spences attended.
Rev Rodney Stout said the three men were all "incredibly gentle, decent, hard working, with a deep sense of family loyalty".
He said he visited the Spence home on Saturday night and the family were just beginning to come to terms with what had happened.
He said the tragedy would have a huge effect on a very tight-knit community.
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