John Bance

John Forsyth Bance (15 January 1925 – 19 June 2009) was an English international rugby union player.

John Bance

Full name	John Forsyth Bance
Date of birth	(1925-01-15)15 January 1925
Place of birth	Kingsclere, Hants, England
Date of death	19 June 2009(2009-06-19) (aged 84)
School	Radley College
University	Clare College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1954 England 1 (0)

Bance was born in Kingsclere, Hampshire. He attended Radley College and Clare College, Cambridge.^[1]

A lock, Bance captained Bedford and was an East Midlands representative player, featuring in their 1950–51 County Championship-winning side.^[2] He took part in his first England trials in 1951, then got his solitary call up three years later, playing in their Calcutta Cup win over Scotland Murrayfield.^[3]

Bance farmed in Cambridgeshire for the remainder of his life.^[1]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

References

1. "John Bance (1925-2009)". The Hawk (Easter 2010).
2. "Top Rugby post for John Bance". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 2 July 1965.
3. "John Bance Capped For England". Peterborough Standard. 12 March 1954.

External links

• John Bance at ESPNscrum