John Frank Finlan (9 September 1941 – 7 August 2023) was an English rugby union international.[1]
| Full name | John Frank Finlan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 September 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warwick, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 August 2023 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lower Quinton, England | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
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- ^ "John Finlan comes back at stand-off in England team". The Birmingham Post. 31 January 1969.
- ^ "Finlan can give England's backs a new approach". The Birmingham Post. 31 January 1967.
- ^ "Coventry Hopes For Finlan". Birmingham Evening Mail. 19 November 1963.
- ^ "Finlan set for county record". The Birmingham Post. 8 December 1973.