Dai John

For other people named David John, see David John (disambiguation).

W. David John

Personal information
Full name	David John
Born	Wales
Died	unknown
Playing information
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Rugby union
Position	Half-back
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1906–≤06 Penygraig RFC
Rugby league
Position	Fullback, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1906–≥13 Salford Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1913 Wales 1
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W. David "Dai" John (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Penygraig RFC, as a half-back, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford, as a fullback or stand-off, i.e. number 1 or, 6.

Playing career

International honours

Dai John won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Salford in 1913.

Championship final appearances

During Dai John's time there was Salford's 5-3 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1913–14 season.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Dai John played stand-off in Salford's 0-5 defeat by Bradford F.C. in the 1906 Challenge Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 28 April 1906.

Club career

Dai John originally played rugby union, turning out at half-back for Penygraig RFC in the Rhondda. While still a teenager he switched codes to rugby league. 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. Writing at the time in the Evening Express, their rugby league correspondent suggested that it was John's height, standing at 5 foot 3 inches, that cost him his place.