Former Silver Fern Tania Dalton has died

Former Silver Fern Tania Dalton has died after having her life support switched off.

Her family has just announced that she passed away just before 10:30 this morning.

The Silver Fern-turned-Sky commentator had been in a critical condition after a massive a brain aneurysm she suffered last week.

The 45-year-old collapsed in a social game of touch rugby on Thursday.

Her family had been by her side after the life support was turned off yesterday afternoon, just before one-thirty.

Dalton played 37 Tests, mostly at goal shoot, across an 11-year international career which finished in 2007.