John Finlan

John Finlan

Full name	John Frank Finlan
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1967–73 England 13 (9)

John Frank Finlan (9 September 1941 – 7 August 2023) was an English rugby union international.^[1]

Finlan was born in Warwick and attended Saltley Grammar School.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

References

1. "John Finlan comes back at stand-off in England team". The Birmingham Post. 31 January 1969.
2. "Finlan can give England's backs a new approach". The Birmingham Post. 31 January 1967.
3. "Coventry Hopes For Finlan". Birmingham Evening Mail. 19 November 1963.
4. "Finlan set for county record". The Birmingham Post. 8 December 1973.

External links

• John Finlan at ESPNscrum