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John Leighton Davies ( — April ) born in Skewen (birth registered in Swansea), was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Glamorgan County RFC, and at club level for Neath RFC, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Wakefield Trinity, as a , i.e. number 3 or 4, he died in Wakefield. After retirement, he became a patron of Wakefield RFC and was an active supporter of the club until his death.〔Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901-2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001〕 He was also heavily responsible for Wakefield RFC’s 'Salute to Rugby'〔Salute to Rugby – Wakefield Rugby Football Club published in 1980〕 book a compilation of "favourite recipes from famous people" including Prince Charles and the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, which was published in 1980 in support of Wakefield Rugby Football Club. An acknowledgment in the book reads
He was the father in law of former Wakefield RFC captain Martin Shuttleworth and grandfather of Otley's Iain Shuttleworth.〔Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901-2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001〕 ==Contemporaneous Article Extract== ''"Born in Skewen, South Wales, gained international schoolboy honours at Neath Technical. Played for Neath R.U. and had represented Glamorgan County on six occasions to reach the verge of international honours before turning to R.L. in October 1948. Looked set for an illustrious professional career when a succession of knee injuries forced his premature retirement in 1952.''"〔Lindley, John (1960). ''Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960''. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Leighton Davies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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