7. Ian Williams, aged 27

The Doncaster prop Ian Williams died at the age of 27 after he collapsed at training in February 2018.

Williams, who joined Doncaster from nearby Rotherham the previous summer, collapsed at the club’s Castle Park ground and could not be resuscitated.

The Oxford graduate had made six appearances for the Knights since his arrival.

8. Steve Begley, aged 42

He was left drowning for 20 minutes before he was pulled from the water during a triathlon, an inquest learned in May 2018.

Begley, who played for Glasgow Hawks and Glasgow Accies in the 1990s, died during the Singapore Triathlon relay in September 2017.

His family claim the closest lifeguard on duty was elsewhere, attending another injured competitor.

An inquest in Singapore has been looking into the death.