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John Orwin
Date of birth	20 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Wibsey, Yorkshire
Spouse	Diane Orwin
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 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

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

[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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