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 I was injured on the 21st Nov in 1964; I can remember being tackled about 12 meters from their line. I was getting up when somebody came in with a
knee to the side of my head and I passed out for about 1 minute, after I came round I felt ok so I played the rest of the game.
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 John Power was 18 when he was seriously injured on the 21st of April in 1995. Playing for the professional club Oldham Bears against Dewsbury at the time of his accident.
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 Stuart Walker was seriously injured playing for amateur rugby club Havercrloft and Ryhill. The RFL Benevolent Fund have assisted in the purchase of a specially adapted wheelchair in order for Stuart to compete in the recent World Cup.
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 Former St. Helens and Widnes forward John Stankevitch, who was forced to retire from the game due to injury two years ago, is about to embark on a new career as a financial advisor after receiving funding from the RFL Benevolent Fund.
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 Pete Stephenson was 26 years old when he was seriously injured playing amateur rugby league for Hull Dockers.
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 Paul Kilbride was seriously injured on Mothers Day 26th March 1995. He was 17 at the time and was playing for Milford (Leeds) against Dewsbury Moor Under 18s.
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 Carl Dacres has always been a Rugby League stalwart, being associated with a variety of top class amateur sides within Leeds. During his spare time he assisted Paul Fletcher, in the coaching of the Leeds Metropolitan University side.
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 Ian Knott is a former professional Rugby league footballer from the 1990s and 2000s who at club level represented Warrington Wolves, Wakefield Wildcats and Leigh Centurions. Playing at Second Row, Loose forward, Full Back, Centre and Stand Off.
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 John Burke was badly injured in 1978, the day after his 21st birthday, in a match for Workington against Leeds.
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 Steve Prescott played rugby league for St Helens, Hull, Wakefield, Ireland and was a GB Lions Tourist. In September 2006, Steve was diagnosed with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei a rare form of cancer, he was told that he would not see his two children grow up; he was given months to live.
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 On the 16th October 1982, Dave was a 24 year old hooker who was playing amateur rugby league for Heavy Wollen against Heworth when his accident happened.
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 Jimmy Gittins, the former Hunslet, Dewsbury, Castleford and Wakefield professional was injured playing for amateur club Sharlston.
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 My name is Matthew King and in 2004, whilst playing in my first game for London Broncos Academy against Halifax, I was involved in a tackle in which I broke my neck, leaving me paralysed from the neck down and dependent upon a ventilator to breathe.
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