| John Wakeford | |
| Full Name: | John Donald Marshall Wakeford |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in |
| Weight: | 248 lb |
| Position: | Lock |
| Repyears1: | 1988 |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 4 |
John Donald Marshall Wakeford (born 29 September 1966) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
Wakeford, born in Cardiff, was educated at The Bishop of Llandaff High School and played his rugby as a lock. He competed for Bristol, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr and South Wales Police during his career.[1]
In 1988, Wakeford was called up by Wales to play Western Samoa in Cardiff, having performed well against the same opponent for Welsh Counties Under-23, with Welsh selectors also keen to improve a non functioning line-out.[2] On debut against Western Samoa he scored a try in a Wales win, then was capped again a month later against Romania, this time finishing on the losing side. These remained his only two Wales caps.[3] [4]
Wakeford was a member of the Cardiff team that reached the 1996 Heineken Cup final, to decide the inaugural edition of the European competition. They were beaten in extra time by Toulouse.[4]
Now retired from the force, Wakeford was an officer with South Wales Police for 31 years.[4]