[3] John 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, during Dewsbury's 8-7 victory over Batley at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Tuesday 15 April 1969.
He died aged 28 on the way to hospital in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
[5] The coroner returned an open verdict as he could not be sure that an injury sustained in a match two years earlier did not have some effect on Davies's health.
[6] John Davies won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Neath RFC in 1962 against Ireland.