John_Barton_(rugby_union)

John Barton (rugby union)

John Barton (rugby union)

Rugby player

John Barton (19 March 1943 - 12 January 2021) was an English rugby union international.[1]

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Born in Meriden, Warwickshire, Barton was a lock and occasional number eight, who gained four England caps from 1967 to 1972, scoring two tries. Both of his Test tries came in a 1967 Five Nations match against Wales at Cardiff.[2] He was on the England squad for the 1972 tour of South Africa, but didn't feature in the Test match.[3]

Barton's entire career was spent with Coventry, where he made 265 senior appearances.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "England bring in John Barton for Pallant". Liverpool Daily Post. 10 April 1967.
  2. [2]
    "John Barton, 1943 - 2021". www.englandrugby.com. 6 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Utility man Barton tours with England". The Birmingham Post. 28 March 1972.
  4. [4]
    "No backward steps from these two rugby greats of the past". The Rugby Paper. 17 January 2021.
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