John Orwin

England international rugby union player

Rugby player

John Orwin

Date of birth

(1954-03-20) 20 March 1954 (age 70)

Place of birth

Wibsey, Yorkshire

Spouse

Diane Orwin

Occupation(s)

Engineer

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
	RAF Chichester Gloucester Rugby Norwich Bedford Blues Morley Wibsey Datchworth Biggleswade		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1985–1988	England	14

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

^ 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

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

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To the First World War

Jan 1900: Richard Cattell
1900: John Daniell
Jan 1901: Jack Taylor
Feb–Mar 1901: William Bunting
Jan 1902: Harry Alexander
Feb–Mar 1902: John Daniell
Jan–Feb 1903: Bernard Oughtred
Mar 1903: Toggie Kendall
Jan 1904: Frank Stout
Feb–Mar 1904: John Daniell
Jan–Mar 1905: Frank Stout
Dec 1905 – Dec 1906: Vincent Cartwright
Jan 1907: Basil Hill
Feb 1907: John Green
Mar 1907: Ernest Roberts
Jan 1908: Thomas Kelly
Jan 1908: John Birkett
Feb 1908: Curly Hammond
Mar 1908: Lancelot Slocock
Jan 1909: George Lyon
Jan–Mar 1909: Robert Dibble
Jan–Feb 1910: Adrian Stoop
Mar 1910: Edgar Mobbs
Mar 1910 – Feb 1911: John Birkett
Mar 1911: Anthony Henniker-Gotley
Jan–Mar 1912: Robert Dibble
Apr 1912 – Mar 1913: Norman Wodehouse
1914: Ronald Poulton

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1920: John Greenwood
1921: Dave Davies
Jan 1922: Bruno Brown
Feb 1922 – 1923: Dave Davies
1924–1926: Wavell Wakefield
1927: Leonard Corbett
1928 – Feb 1929: Ronald Cove-Smith
Mar 1929 – Feb 1930: Joe Periton
Feb 1930 – Jan 1931: Sam Tucker
Feb 1931: Peter Howard
Mar 1931 – Jan 1933: Carl Aarvold
Feb–Mar 1933: Tony Novis
1934: Bernard Gadney
Jan–Feb 1935: Douglas Kendrew
Mar 1935 – Mar 1936: Bernard Gadney
1937: Tuppy Owen-Smith
Jan–Feb 1938: Peter Cranmer
Mar 1938 – Mar 1939: Henry Toft

To the professional era

Jan–Feb 1947: Joe Mycock
Mar–Apr 1947: Jack Heaton
Jan 1948: Edward Scott
Jan 1948: Tommy Kemp
Feb–Mar 1948: Edward Scott
Mar 1948: Bob Weighill
Jan–Feb 1949: Nim Hall
Feb 1949 – Mar 1950: Ivor Preece
Jan 1951: Vic Roberts
Feb–Mar 1951: John Kendall-Carpenter
Jan 1952 – Mar 1953: Nim Hall
1954: Bob Stirling
Jan–Feb 1955: Nim Hall
Feb–Mar 1955: Peter Young
Jan 1956 – Mar 1958: Eric Evans
1959: Jeffrey Butterfield
1960–1962: Dickie Jeeps
Jan–Mar 1963: Richard Sharp
May–Jun 1963: Mike Weston
Jan–Feb 1964: John Willcox
Feb–Mar 1964: Ron Jacobs
1965: David Perry
1966: Budge Rogers
Jan 1967: Richard Sharp
Feb–Nov 1967: Philip Judd
Jan–Feb 1968: Colin McFadyean
Feb–Mar 1968: Mike Weston
Feb 1969: Dick Greenwood
Feb–Apr 1969: Budge Rogers
Dec 1969 – Mar 1970: Bob Hiller
Apr 1970: Bob Taylor
Jan 1971: Tony Bucknall
Feb 1971: John Spencer
Feb 1971: Bob Hiller
Mar–Apr 1971: John Spencer
Jan–Feb 1972: Bob Hiller
Feb–Mar 1972: Peter Dixon
Jun 1972 – Mar 1974: John Pullin
Jan–Feb 1975: Fran Cotton
Mar–May 1975: Tony Neary
May 1975: John Pullin
Jan–Mar 1976: Tony Neary
1977: Roger Uttley
1978: Bill Beaumont
Feb 1979: Roger Uttley
Feb 1979 – Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont
Feb 1982 – Feb 1983: Steve Smith
Mar 1983: John Scott
Nov 1983 – Mar 1984: Peter Wheeler
Jun 1984: John Scott
Nov 1984: Nigel Melville
1985: Paul Dodge
1986: Nigel Melville
Feb–Mar 1987: Richard Hill
Apr 1987 – Feb 1988: Mike Harrison
Mar 1988: Nigel Melville
Apr–Jun 1988: John Orwin
Jun 1988: Richard Harding
Nov 1988 – Mar 1989: Will Carling
May 1989: Rob Andrew
Nov 1989 – May 1995: Will Carling
May 1995: Rob Andrew
Jun 1995: Will Carling

To the present day

Nov 1995 – Mar 1996: Will Carling
Nov 1996: Phil de Glanville
Dec 1996: Jason Leonard
Feb–Jul 1997: Phil de Glanville
Nov 1997 – Apr 1998: Lawrence Dallaglio
Jun 1998: Tony Diprose
Jun–Jul 1998: Matt Dawson
Nov 1998: Martin Johnson
Nov 1998 – Apr 1999: Lawrence Dallaglio
Jun–Oct 1999: Martin Johnson
Feb–Apr 2000: Matt Dawson
Jun 2000 – Apr 2001: Martin Johnson
Jun 2001: Kyran Bracken
Oct 2001: Matt Dawson
Nov 2001: Neil Back
Nov 2001 – Mar 2002: Martin Johnson
Mar–Apr 2002: Neil Back
Jun 2002: Phil Vickery
Nov 2002 – Feb 2003: Martin Johnson
Mar 2003: Jonny Wilkinson
Mar–Jun 2003: Martin Johnson
Aug 2003: Jason Leonard
Aug 2003: Dorian West
Sep–Oct 2003: Martin Johnson
Nov 2003: Phil Vickery
Nov 2003: Martin Johnson
Feb–Jun 2004: Lawrence Dallaglio
Nov 2004 – Feb 2005: Jason Robinson
Mar 2005 – Mar 2006: Martin Corry
Jun 2006: Pat Sanderson
Nov 2006: Martin Corry
Feb 2007: Phil Vickery
Mar 2007: Mike Catt
May 2007: Jason Robinson
Jun 2007: Jonny Wilkinson
Aug 2007: Phil Vickery
Aug 2007: Mike Catt
Aug–Sep 2007: Phil Vickery
Sep 2007: Martin Corry
Oct 2007 – Feb 2008: Phil Vickery
Feb 2008: Steve Borthwick
Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery
Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: Steve Borthwick
Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody
Nov 2010: Nick Easter
Nov 2010: Lewis Moody
Feb 2011: Mike Tindall
Aug 2011: Lewis Moody
Aug–Sep 2011: Mike Tindall
Sep–Oct 2011: Lewis Moody
Feb–Jun 2012: Chris Robshaw
Jun 2012: Dylan Hartley
Nov 2012 – Mar 2013: Chris Robshaw
Jun 2013: Tom Wood
Nov 2013 – Oct 2015: Chris Robshaw
Feb 2016 – Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley
Mar 2018: Owen Farrell
Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley
Jun–Nov 2018: Owen Farrell
Nov 2018: George Ford
Nov 2018 – Mar 2019: Owen Farrell
Aug 2019: George Ford
Aug–Sep 2019: Owen Farrell
Sep 2019: George Ford
Oct 2019 – Mar 2021: Owen Farrell
Jul 2021: Lewis Ludlow
Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes
Nov 2021: Owen Farrell
Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes
Feb 2022: Tom Curry
Feb–Jul 2022: Courtney Lawes
Nov 2022 – Feb 2023: Owen Farrell
Mar 2023: Ellis Genge
Mar 2023: Owen Farrell
Aug 2023: Ellis Genge
Aug 2023: Owen Farrell
Aug–Sep 2023: Courtney Lawes
Sep–Oct 2023: Owen Farrell
Feb 2024: Jamie George

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