Colin McFadyean
| Birth name | Colin William McFadyean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 March 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tavistock, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 March 2025 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bristol Grammar School[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colin William McFadyean (/məkˈfædjən/;[2] 11 March 1943 – 15 March 2025) was an England international rugby union player and captain.
Biography
[edit]McFadyean was born in Tavistock, Devon, England on 11 March 1943.[3][4] He was capped eleven times for England between 1966 and 1968, nine times as a centre and twice on the wing and captained England in his last two internationals in 1968.[5] He scored four tries for England, including two in one game against Scotland in March 1967, and also scored one dropped goal for England.
He was selected for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand, playing in all four internationals against the All Blacks and scoring one try.
McFadyean played club rugby for Moseley.
McFadyean died from pneumonia and sepsis on 15 March 2025, at the age of 82.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: David Perkins". Bristol Bears Rugby. 14 September 2022.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Colin McFadyean Profile on scrum.com
- ^ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:7. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ^ Griffiths, page 1:40–1:41
- ^ "Colin McFadyean: 1943–2025". England Rugby. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Colin McFadyean obituary: England rugby captain
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