Dai John
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David John | |||||
| Nickname | Dai | |||||
| Born | Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1910–≥13 | Salford | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1913 | Wales | 1 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
David "Dai" John was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.[1]
Playing career
International honours
Dai John won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1913.[2]
Rugby Football League Championship final appearances
During Dai John's time a Salford, they defeated Huddersfield 5-3 in the 1913–14 Rugby Football League Championship final.
Club career
Dai John was considered a "Probable" for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but ultimately he was not selected for the tour.[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Northern Union – The Colonial Football Tour – Probable Players". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.