David Myers (rugby league)
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David Myers was an English
rugby league
footballer who at representative level played for Great Britain
on the 1992 tour of Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand, and at club level for Widnes
(twice), Warrington
, Wigan
, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Wakefield Trinity
, Bradford Bulls
, Western Suburbs Magpies
, and Salford City Reds
.
During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, Myers played for defending champions Wigan on the wing in their 1991 World Club Challenge
victory against the visiting Penrith Panthers
. He scored a match-winning try in the Challenge Cup
in 1991 for Wigan against St. Helens.
Myers was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. He continued his success in the Challenge Cup when he helped his new team, Widnes
to the 1993 Challenge Cup against former team, Wigan, although he was on the losing side in that final.
He died on 20 October 2008 in a car accident on the M6 motorway
. It was confirmed in a coroner's
report that Myers was using steroids and amphetamines whilst driving, and died of a heart attack, although the report also concluded the condition had occurred naturally, and that the two drugs had only contributed to this.
His death in 2008 caused a massive uproar in the Rugby community. On December 2 of 2008, a young student also named David Myers from Columbus, Ohio, started a fan club for the late Rugby Player.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who at representative level played for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
on the 1992 tour of Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand, and at club level for Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
(twice), Warrington
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
, Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
, Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
, Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
, and Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
.
During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, Myers played for defending champions Wigan on the wing in their 1991 World Club Challenge
1991 World Club Challenge
The 1991 World Club Challenge was contested by 1990–91 RFL Championship winners, Wigan and 1991 NSWRL season premiers, the Penrith Panthers. The match was played on a dry Wednesday the 2nd of October, 1991 at Anfield, Liverpool...
victory against the visiting Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
. He scored a match-winning try in the Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
in 1991 for Wigan against St. Helens.
Myers was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. He continued his success in the Challenge Cup when he helped his new team, Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
to the 1993 Challenge Cup against former team, Wigan, although he was on the losing side in that final.
He died on 20 October 2008 in a car accident on the M6 motorway
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
. It was confirmed in a coroner's
Coroner
A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...
report that Myers was using steroids and amphetamines whilst driving, and died of a heart attack, although the report also concluded the condition had occurred naturally, and that the two drugs had only contributed to this.
His death in 2008 caused a massive uproar in the Rugby community. On December 2 of 2008, a young student also named David Myers from Columbus, Ohio, started a fan club for the late Rugby Player.