John Allan Francis (born 18 January 1942) is an Australian former international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | John Allan Francis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 January 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kempsey, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kempsey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francis was a rugby league five-eighth at Kempsey High School and didn't start playing the rival code until he moved to Sydney to attend teachers' college. He played alongside future Wallaby Jimmy Lisle on the Sydney Teachers' College side, as well as in first-grade with Randwick, where he was part of three successive premiership teams.[2]
One of eight Randwick players on the Wallabies 1966–67 tour of Britain, Ireland and France, Francis tore his hamstring in training prior to the opening fixture, causing him to miss the next eight weeks. He appeared in five uncapped tour fixtures on his return, debuting against Cornwall & Devon, but didn't feature in the Test matches.[3]
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edit- ^ "Randwick centre to resume in firsts". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 June 1967.
- ^ "John Allan Francis". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Francis Tears a Hamstring". The Canberra Times. 19 October 1966. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.