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Full name | David John Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Neath, Wales | 20 February 1941||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 April 1969 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England | (aged 28)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David John Davies (20 February 1941 – rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Neath RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds and Dewsbury. [3]
15 April 1969) was a WelshJohn Davies was born in Neath, Wales, and a physical education teacher at Foxwood School, Seacroft, Leeds from 1963 until 1969, [4] he suffered a suspected heart attack shortly after being stretchered from the field in the Heavy Woollen District local derby; Dewsbury's 8-7 victory over Batley at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Tuesday 15 April 1969, and he died aged 28 on the way to hospital in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [5]
John Davies won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Neath RFC in 1962 against Ireland. [6]
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Full name | David John Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Neath, Wales | 20 February 1941||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 April 1969 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England | (aged 28)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David John Davies (20 February 1941 – rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Neath RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds and Dewsbury. [3]
15 April 1969) was a WelshJohn Davies was born in Neath, Wales, and a physical education teacher at Foxwood School, Seacroft, Leeds from 1963 until 1969, [4] he suffered a suspected heart attack shortly after being stretchered from the field in the Heavy Woollen District local derby; Dewsbury's 8-7 victory over Batley at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Tuesday 15 April 1969, and he died aged 28 on the way to hospital in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [5]
John Davies won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Neath RFC in 1962 against Ireland. [6]