John Orwin
Appearance
Date of birth | 20 March 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wibsey,Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Diane Orwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Orwin(born 20 March 1954[1]) is a formerRugby unionlock. Orwin toured New Zealand with England playing in both tests in 1985. He then captainedEnglandon their tour to Australia & Fiji in 1988.
He played for and captainedGloucester,Bedford,theBarbarianstheRoyal Air Force,and Combined Services.
References[edit]
- ^Griffiths, John (1987).The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records.London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:8.ISBN0-460-07003-7.
External links[edit]
- Yorkshire post article
- independent article on Orwin[permanent dead link]
- Bedford historyArchived3 June 2009 at theWayback Machine
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Bedford Blues players
- Combined Services rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- Gloucester Rugby players
- Gloucestershire County RFU players
- 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel
- Royal Air Force rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Bradford
- Yorkshire County RFU players
- Rugby union players from Yorkshire
- Military personnel from Yorkshire
- English rugby union biography stubs