John Orwin
| Date of birth | 20 March 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wibsey, Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Diane Orwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Yorkshire post article
- independent article on Orwin[permanent dead link]
- Bedford history Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1954 births
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- Barbarian F.C. players
- Bedford Blues players
- Combined Services rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
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