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He died at the Southport hospital two months after the accident. The direct cause of death was a haemorrhage from an ulcer in the windpipe that had formed after an operation following the accident. [13] 24 April 1977: Chris Sanderson: 22 Leeds: Sanderson died after choking on his own vomit after a tackle early on in a game against Salford ...
He was the joint record holder for tries in one match for Hull KR scoring six in 1974, and was top of rugby league try scorers in 1974–75. Dunn won caps for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1975 against Wales, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, Australia, and Australia, in 1975 against Papua New ...
St John Ellis (3 October 1964 – 31 December 2005), also known by the nickname of "Singe", was an English professional rugby league footballer and coach who played primarily as a winger. Born in York , Ellis made his professional debut with his hometown club York in 1986.
Sudden death has been perceived as a poor fit for gridiron football [citation needed] because the process gives an inherent advantage to the team who starts with possession of the ball: they can end the game immediately by driving a relatively short distance into field goal range and then kicking a field goal, but defensive scores such as the pick-six or the safety are much more rare.
Michael Keith Gregory (20 May 1964 – 19 November 2007) was an English professional rugby league footballer and coach.As a player, Gregory played either as a second-row or loose forward, and spent most of his club career at Warrington, making over 200 appearances between 1982 and 1994, but also had brief spells with Salford and Australian club the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Jacin Sinclair (2 January 1972 – 9 December 2010) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for the Balmain Tigers twice, the Sydney Roosters (then known as the Sydney City Roosters) and the South Sydney Rabbitohs as a centre.
Lance Thompson (16 February 1978 – 23 August 2018) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for St. George, St. George Illawarra and Cronulla-Sutherland. He primarily played in the second-row, though he also played prop.
William Keith Barnes AM (30 October 1934 – 7 April 2024), [note 1] also known by the nickname of "Golden Boots", was a Welsh-born Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.