John Cain (rugby union)

John Joseph Cain (12 June 1920 - 26 October 1994)^[1] was an English international rugby union player.

John Cain

Full name	John Joseph Cain
Date of birth	(1920-06-12)12 June 1920
Place of birth	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date of death	26 October 1994(1994-10-26) (aged 74)
Place of death	Sefton, Merseyside, England
School	St Mary's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing-forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1950 England 1 (0)

Born in West Derby, Cain played his pre-war rugby in the St Mary's College (Crosby) XV and with Hightown.^[2]

Cain, a pacy wing-forward, joined Waterloo in 1947. He made over 50 appearances for Lancashire, playing in their 1947 and 1949 County Championship-winning sides. In 1950, Cain was capped for England in a Five Nations match against Wales at Twickenham. He captained Waterloo during the early 1950s.^[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players