John Hewitt (rugby union, born 1960)
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| Full name | John Arthur Hewitt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 November 1960 Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Carrickfergus Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | School teacher | ||||||||||||||||
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John Arthur Hewitt (born 21 November 1960) is an Irish former international rugby union player.[1]
A three-quarter from Carrickfergus, Hewitt played his rugby with North of Ireland, London Irish and Ulster.[2]
Hewitt won two Ireland caps on the 1981 tour of South Africa, debuting off the bench against Springboks in the 1st Test at Newlands as a substitute for Ollie Campbell, to form a centre partnership with Ulster teammate David Irwin.[3] He was recalled in 1985 an injury replacement for Ireland's uncapped tour of Japan and the following year represented the Ireland Wolfhounds at the Hong Kong Sevens.[4][5]
A teacher by profession, Hewitt is formerly a housemaster at Sevenoaks School and headteacher of Sackville School.[6]