| Full name | John Frank Finlan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1941-09-09)9 September 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warwick, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 August 2023(2023-08-07) (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lower Quinton, England | ||||||||||||||||
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John Frank Finlan (9 September 1941 – 7 August 2023) was an English rugby union international.
Finlan was born in Warwick and attended Saltley Grammar School.
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. 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.
See also
References
- "John Finlan comes back at stand-off in England team". The Birmingham Post. 31 January 1969.
- "Finlan can give England's backs a new approach". The Birmingham Post. 31 January 1967.
- "Coventry Hopes For Finlan". Birmingham Evening Mail. 19 November 1963.
- "Finlan set for county record". The Birmingham Post. 8 December 1973.
External links
- John Finlan at ESPNscrum