About Jack Swayne
Lived 1906 – 1987 (aged 81). Jack Swayne was a rugby union player.
John Walter Rocke Swayne (27 May 1906 – 24 June 1987) was an English international rugby union player.
Swayne, the son of an Army officer, was born in Mussoorie, British India, and had a younger brother, Deneys, who was capped for England as a wing-forward. He attended Bromsgrove School near Worcester.
A forward, Swayne played for Somerset club Bridgwater and in 1929 gained his solitary England cap in a Five Nations match against Wales at Twickenham. He received a commission in the North Somerset Yeomanry in 1930.
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Who was Jack Swayne?
rugby player
When was Jack Swayne born?
Jack Swayne was born on 27 May 1906.
When did Jack Swayne die?
Jack Swayne died on 24 June 1987.
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Jack Swayne was a rugby union player.
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