John Pullin
| Birth name | John Vivian Pullin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 November 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aust, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 February 2021 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Vivian Pullin (1 November 1941 – 5 February 2021) was an England international rugby union player. A hooker, he played club rugby for Bristol Rugby and captained the England national rugby union team for which he played 42 times between 1966 and 1976. He also won 7 full caps for the British & Irish Lions and has the distinction of having beaten the All Blacks with three different sides, England, the Lions and the Barbarians.