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John Barton (rugby union)

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John Barton
Date of birth(1943-03-19)19 March 1943
Place of birthMeriden, England
Date of death12 January 2021(2021-01-12) (aged 77)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1967–72 England 4 (6)

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

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