Jack Swayne
| Full name | John Walter Rocke Swayne | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 1906 Mussoorie, British India | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 June 1987 (aged 81) Burnham-on-Sea, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Bromsgrove School | ||||||||||||||||
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John Walter Rocke Swayne (27 May 1906 – 24 June 1987) was an English international rugby union player.
Swayne, the son of an Army officer, was born in Mussoorie, British India, and had a younger brother, Deneys, who was capped for England as a wing-forward.[1] He attended Bromsgrove School near Worcester.[2]
A forward, Swayne played for Somerset club Bridgwater and in 1929 gained his solitary England cap in a Five Nations match against Wales at Twickenham.[3] He received a commission in the North Somerset Yeomanry in 1930.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Three Men Picked for England team". Western Daily Press. 5 January 1931.
- ↑ "Rugby Jottings". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 12 January 1929.
- ↑ "Generous Gesture". Taunton Courier. 16 January 1929.
- ↑ "Bath Wedding". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 21 June 1930.
External links
- Jack Swayne at ESPNscrum (archived)
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1987 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- People from Mussoorie
- Sportspeople from Uttarakhand
- Rugby union forwards
- Bridgwater & Albion RFC players
- Somerset County RFU players
- North Somerset Yeomanry officers
- People educated at Bromsgrove School
- British people in British India
- 20th-century English sportsmen