THE grieving brother of a talented young rugby player killed following a car crash has said his death has left a “huge hole” in their family’s life.

Macaulay Campbell, known as Mac, died on Saturday night, hours after he was named man-of-the-match in a top of the table clash.

Now friends and family have received a message of condolence from pop star Craig David, who they contacted about possibly playing a gig in Mac's memory.

And a host of other celebrities ranging from DJs and reality TV stars to Saints players past and present have all expressed their support to the gig, which will be called Macfest.

It's been announced tonight that Macfest will take place at Switch nightclub in Southampton on April 2.

Stars from the world of music, such as Bestival founder Rob da Bank, have pledged their support.

Mac's brother Luke has paid tribute to the 20-year-old Romsey Rugby Club player as an “amazing” person and has thanked hundreds of mourners who have left flowers and held candle lit vigils at the spot where the crash happened.

It comes as Luke revealed an internet crowdfunding page has raised an incredible £11,000 in the days since his death.

Mac died after his black VW Lupo was involved in a collision with another car on the A3057 near Romsey Golf Club at about 10.30pm that night.

Every night hundreds of grief-stricken people have held candlelit vigils, laid flower bouquets, mementos, rugby balls and heartfelt messages for the former Mountbatten School pupil from Rownhams.

The former Whitenap Lane school prefect’s death has “rocked” the rugby community and has left Romsey Rugby club struggling to come to terms with the loss of one of their star players who helped guide them to victory against a rival club.

His brother Luke hailed Mac as “amazing” and said: “He is one of those guys who is going to be really missed and Mac has left a huge hole in everyone’s lives. It is nice to see everyone remembering him the way they have.

He thanked everyone who has taken time to visit the site to pay their respects to him and lay flowers and said: “It’s what Mac would have wanted, his family and friends gathering round and sharing stories of him. It makes me feel really proud. The impact he had on other people was amazing. It’s nice to see everybody down there.”

He said the family have yet to decide what how to use £11,000 has been raised through a crowdfunding page but said they wanted to do something in his brother’s memory.

Daily Echo: Craig David

This morning, Craig David posted on Twitter: "This is tragic. My heart goes out to Macauley's family. I sincerely hope I can be part of any tribute his friends and family put together."

The couple in the other car, a silver BMW 520 – a male driver and a female passenger – were taken to Southampton General Hospital following the crash and have been discharged from hospital.

Hampshire police said that investigations into what happened are continuing.

Anyone with any information about the crash should contact Hampshire police on 101 quoting Operation Castington or incident number 44160074729.