Colin McFadyean
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Birth name | Colin William McFadyean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 March 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tavistock, Devon[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bristol Grammar School[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colin William McFadyean (born 11 March 1943)[3] is a former England international rugby union player and captain.
He was capped eleven times for England between 1966 and 1968, nine times as a centre and twice on the wing and captained England in his last two internationals in 1968.[4] He scored four tries for England, including two in one game against Scotland in March 1967, and also scored one dropped goal for England.
He was selected for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand, playing in all four internationals against the All Blacks and scoring one try.
He played club rugby for Moseley.
References
- ^ Colin McFadyean Profile on scrum.com
- ^ "Obituary: David Perkins". Bristol Bears Rugby. 14 September 2022.
- ^ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:7. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ^ Griffiths, page 1:40–1:41
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