England international rugby union player
Rugby player
| Born | (1954-03-20) 20 March 1954 (age 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Orwin (born 20 March 1954[1]) is a former Rugby union lock. Orwin toured New Zealand with England playing in both tests in 1985. He then captained England on their tour to Australia & Fiji in 1988.
He played for and captained Gloucester, Bedford, the Barbarians the Royal Air Force, and Combined Services.
References
- ↑ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:8. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
External links
- Yorkshire post article
- independent article on Orwin[permanent dead link]
- Bedford history Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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| Preceded by | England national rugby union team captain Apr-Jun 1988 |
Succeeded by |
| To 1900 |
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| To the First World War |
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| To the Second World War |
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| To the professional era |
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| To 2015 |
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| To the present day |
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