John Baume
| Full name | John Lea Baume | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 July 1920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 September 2005 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St Germans, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||
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John Lea Baume (18 July 1920 - 15 September 2005) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Baume, born in Dewsbury, was educated at Ashville College and served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.[2]
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.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "International Caps". ARU.
- ^ "New Centre May Play For England". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 6 March 1950.
- ^ "England Back Change In Calcutta Cup". Western Daily Press. 7 March 1950.