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John Worton

John Worton
Full nameJoseph Robert Bute Worton
Date of birth(1901-03-31)31 March 1901
Place of birthFulham, England
Date of death14 January 1991(1991-01-14) (aged 89)
Place of deathSW Surrey, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1926–27 England 2 (0)

Joseph Robert Bute Worton (31 March 1901 – 14 January 1991) was an English international rugby union player.

Educated at Haileybury, Worton went to Sandhurst after finishing his schooling and in 1922 was gazetted into the Middlesex Regiment, serving periods in Belfast and occupied Germany.[1]

Worton was a scrum-half with the Army and Harlequins sides. He stood in for Arthur Young as England scrum-half on two occasions, gaining caps in matches against Wales in 1926 and 1927.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ealing Player Picked for England". Middlesex County Times. 9 January 1926.
  2. ^ "Town & County Gossip". Bognor Regis Observer. 5 August 1944.
  3. ^ "J. R. B. Worton To Play At Stand-Off Half". London Daily Chronicle. 1 October 1926.
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