John Barton (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 19 March 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Meriden, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 January 2021 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
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John Barton (19 March 1943 - 12 January 2021) was an English rugby union international.[1]
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[edit]
- ^ "England bring in John Barton for Pallant". Liverpool Daily Post. 10 April 1967.
- ^ "John Barton, 1943 - 2021". www.englandrugby.com. 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Utility man Barton tours with England". The Birmingham Post. 28 March 1972.
- ^ "No backward steps from these two rugby greats of the past". The Rugby Paper. 17 January 2021.