John Orwin

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

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

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

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[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.

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