Detectives are appealing for information which may help explain how a promising Australian rugby player came to be electrocuted at Wandsworth Road station.

Dan Robinson, 21, who played for Gordons Rugby Club in Sydney, died after stumbling on the tracks and coming into contact with the electrified third rail at Wandsworth Road station around 5.15am on January 24.

Mr Robinson, who had travelled to London to meet with brother Beau - who is also a rugby player with a team in Italy - had only been in the capital for three days.

Detective sergeant Sam Blackburn, of British Transport Police (BTP), said: “It isn’t clear why Dan was in the area near Wandsworth Road station because he was staying at a hotel in Russell Square and had only just arrived in London.

“From speaking to friends who were with Dan on Saturday, January 23, we know he was at the Walkabout in Temple before leaving alone around 1.18am.

“We then have a time gap of around three hours before Dan is captured on CCTV climbing over a fence and entering the station at 4.41am.”

As part of the investigation officers handed out photos of Dan at the Walkabout Bar in Temple and conducted house-to-house enquires in the area surrounding Wandsworth Road station.

DS Blackburn added: “It’s crucial anyone who saw Dan comes forward because it will help us build a picture of his whereabouts between leaving the bar and entering the station.

“It may be that he went back to somebody’s house, or travelled to the area to continue drinking, possibly by taxi.

“We want to hear from anyone who saw Dan, particularly any taxi drivers who may have taken him from Temple to the area near Wandsworth Road station.”

Anyone with any information should contact BTP on 0800 40 50 40 quoting B4 of January 28.