TWO new life-saving defibrillators have been installed at Salisbury Rugby Club thanks to fundraising efforts by an intrepid hiker.

One of the new defibrillators has been stored securely to the wall to the south of the club house to allow the public to use it if needed, while a portable unit will be held onto by the club’s physiotherapist, Alex Beck.

The defibrillators were paid for thanks to efforts by Neil Tonge who raised thousands of pounds after completing a trek to Everest base camp.

A spokesperson for the club said: “The club are delighted that stored securely in its case the defibrillator may be accessed by any member of the general public as well as club users.

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“Alongside the unit on Hudson’s Field it will provide further comprehensive coverage of this large, well used exercise area.

“The club would like to extend their gratitude to D&N Maintenance who installed the unit free of charge and to Winterbury Training who are offering to provide training in the use of the units.

“Both units were purchased with funds raised by Neil Tonge on his Everest base camp trek and bring the total provided so far to four.”