John Finlan
England international rugby union player
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John Frank Finlan (9 September 1941 – 7 August 2023) was an English rugby union international.[1]
Full nameJohn Frank Finlan
Born9 September 1941
Warwick, England
Died7 August 2023 (aged 81)
Lower Quinton, England
Position
Fly-half
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| Died | 7 August 2023 (aged 81) Lower Quinton, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Finlan was born in Warwick and attended Saltley Grammar School.[2]
A fly-half, Finlan represented England from 1967 to 1973, gaining a total of 13 caps. He was a Moseley player during his international career but earlier competed for Coventry and Old Saltleians.[3] Only the second North Midlands player to be capped by England, he also had the distinction of setting a new appearance record for the county team in 1973.[4]