About John Baume
Lived 1920 – 2005 (aged 84–85). John Baume was a rugby union player.
John Lea Baume (18 July 1920 – 15 September 2005) was an English international rugby union player.
Baume, born in Dewsbury, was educated at Ashville College and served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.
A front-row forward, Baume played his rugby for the Army, Northern, Headingley and Harrogate. He gained an England cap against Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium during the 1950 Five Nations Championship.
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rugby player
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John Baume was born in 1920.
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John Baume died in 2005.
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John Baume was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Baume. https://biography.guide/john-baume/
MLA: "John Baume." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-baume/.
Chicago: "John Baume." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/john-baume/.
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