Jack Swayne Explained

Jack Swayne
Full Name:John Walter Rocke Swayne
Birth Date:27 May 1906
Birth Place:Mussoorie, British India
Death Place:Burnham-on-Sea, England
School:Bromsgrove School
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1929
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Three Men Picked for England team . . 5 January 1931.
  2. News: Rugby Jottings . . 12 January 1929.
  3. News: Generous Gesture . Taunton Courier . 16 January 1929.
  4. News: Bath Wedding . . 21 June 1930.