John Cain (rugby union) explained

John Cain
Full Name:John Joseph Cain
Birth Date:12 June 1920
Birth Place:West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Death Place:Sefton, Merseyside, England
School:St Mary's College
Position:Wing-forward
Repyears1:1950
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

John Joseph Cain (12 June 1920 - 26 October 1994)[1] was an English international rugby union player.

Born in West Derby, Cain played his pre-war rugby in the St Mary's College (Crosby) XV and with Hightown.[2]

Cain, a pacy wing-forward, joined Waterloo in 1947. He made over 50 appearances for Lancashire, playing in their 1947 and 1949 County Championship-winning sides. In 1950, Cain was capped for England in a Five Nations match against Wales at Twickenham. He captained Waterloo during the early 1950s.[3]

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  1. News: Deaths . . 27 October 1994.
  2. News: R.U. Club Captains No. 13 John Cain (Waterloo) . . 15 January 1952.
  3. News: Jewell . Derek . Last season for Cain: Welsh trip for Robins . . 22 December 1953.