Lockyer

American

[lok-yer] / ˈlɒk yər /

noun

Sir Joseph Norman, 1836–1920, English astronomer and author.

Lockyer British

/ ˈlɒkjə /

noun

Sir Joseph Norman. 1836–1920, English astronomer: a pioneer in solar spectroscopy, he was the first to observe helium in the sun's atmosphere (1868)

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London Broncos, who are subject to Australian investment with Kangaroos legend Darren Lockyer among their backers, missed out on a place in the recently expanded Super League for next season.

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Lockyer is now an ambassador for the British Heart Foundation and is passionate about promoting resuscitation training, saying it takes 15 minutes to visit the charity's website and learn what to do.

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Cardiff-born Lockyer - who now has a small defibrillator implanted in his chest should he have another cardiac arrest - has not been able to return to playing since damaging ankle ligaments just one week before he was due to return to action for the first time since collapsing.

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Meeting paramedics Dean Fernee and Abbey Clarke at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium, Lockyer said: "I had my heroes on that night."

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"You weren't responding to anything that we asked of you. Thankfully because everyone was there as a team so quickly we were able to act so quickly," he told Lockyer.

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