John Orwin

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.

John Orwin

Date of birth	(1954-03-20) 20 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Wibsey, Yorkshire
Occupation(s)	Engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) RAF () – Chichester () – Gloucester Rugby () – Norwich () – Bedford Blues () – Morley () – Wibsey () – Datchworth () – Biggleswade () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1985–1988 England 14

He played for and captained Gloucester, Bedford, the Barbarians the Royal Air Force, and Combined Services.

References

1. 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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nigel Melville	English National Rugby Union Captain Apr-Jun 1988	Succeeded by Richard Harding