John Cain (rugby union)
| Full name | John Joseph Cain | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 June 1920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 October 1994 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sefton, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Mary's College | ||||||||||||||||
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John Joseph Cain (12 June 1920 - 26 October 1994) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in West Derby, Cain played his pre-war rugby in the St Mary's College (Crosby) XV and with Hightown.
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.