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John Burgess (rugby union)

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John Burgess
Birth nameJohn Hume Burgess
Date of birth(1928-10-26)26 October 1928
Place of birthTipperary, Ireland
Date of death14 January 2015(2015-01-14) (aged 86)
Place of deathDublin, Ireland
SchoolSt John's School, Leatherhead
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950 Ireland 2 (3)

John Hume Burgess (26 October 1928 – 14 January 2015) was an Irish rugby union player who played in the scrum-half position.[1] He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead and was capped twice for Ireland.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Hume Burgess". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Quest Goes On, Being a Short History of the First Hundred Years of St John's School, Leatherhead, by E.M.P. Williams. Published Leatherhead, 1951, p.50