Halifax, Thrum Hall Rugby Ground, Sudden Death 1961

[cockney rebel]

Hi all
I have just come across a reference to my ancestor who apparently died at
Thrum Hall Rugby Ground, Halifax in 1961
The date was March 18th, which was a Saturday

I was wondering what might have actually happened.
He was 57, a heart attack perhaps ?
Could an exciting match have taken place? But which teams were playing?
I haven*t found anything online.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Rebel

[heywood]

17th March Halifax Courier

Saturday March 18th Halifax v St Helens Kick off 3.00pm

[CaroleW]

His death cert will give his cause of death - very likely to be either a HA, Cardiac arrest or Cerebral Haemorrage

[heywood]

20th March - the same paper -a snippet here

‘ THERE were two Halifax casualties in that 19-12 def eat against St. Helens at Thrum Hall on Saturday in a game which would have been good enough to grace a packed Wembley…’

[JenB]

Another newspaper article on 20th March simply says he ‘collapsed and died’.

[heywood]

Oh, I didn’t look for details of the poor man who died - sorry.

[cockney rebel]

Thankyou!
Just the sort of answer I was hoping for!
If the rumours are true that the price for  certificates is due to come down, I might indeed order a certificate, but otherwise it's a little off course.
Thanks for the info
Rebel