John Barton (rugby union)
English rugby union player (1943-2021)
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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]
