Jack Swayne

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Jack Swayne
Full nameJohn Walter Rocke Swayne
Born(1906-05-27)27 May 1906
Mussoorie, British India
Died24 June 1987(1987-06-24) (aged 81)
Burnham-on-Sea, England
School Bromsgrove School
Rugby union career
Position Forward
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1929 England 1 (0)

John Walter Rocke Swayne (27 May 1906 – 24 June 1987) was an English international rugby union player.

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Three Men Picked for England team". Western Daily Press . 5 January 1931.
  2. ↑ "Rugby Jottings". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 12 January 1929.
  3. ↑ "Generous Gesture". Taunton Courier. 16 January 1929.
  4. ↑ "Bath Wedding". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette . 21 June 1930.
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