Rugby player
| Full name | John Forsyth Bance | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1925-01-15)15 January 1925 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingsclere, Hants, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 June 2009(2009-06-19) (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Radley College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Clare College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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John Forsyth Bance (15 January 1925 – 19 June 2009) was an English international rugby union player.
Bance was born in Kingsclere, Hampshire. He attended Radley College and Clare College, Cambridge.
A lock, Bance captained Bedford and was an East Midlands representative player, featuring in their 1950–51 County Championship-winning side. He took part in his first England trials in 1951, then got his solitary call up three years later, playing in their Calcutta Cup win over Scotland Murrayfield.
Bance farmed in Cambridgeshire for the remainder of his life.
See also
References
- ^ "John Bance (1925-2009)". The Hawk (Easter 2010).
- "Top Rugby post for John Bance". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 2 July 1965.
- "John Bance Capped For England". Peterborough Standard. 12 March 1954.
External links
- John Bance at ESPNscrum