John Noel Pallant (born 24 December 1944) is an English former international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | John Noel Pallant | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 December 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | High Pavement Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough College | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | School teacher | ||||||||||||||||
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Pallant, a native of Nottingham, was educated at High Pavement Grammar School and won an All England schoolboy hammer-throwing title in 1961, setting a competition record with his throw of 159 ft 3+1⁄2 in (48.552 m).[2]
A number eight, Pallant played his rugby for Nottingham and Loughborough Students. He gained three England caps in the 1967 Five Nations Championship, debuting against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[3]
Pallant was Director of Sport at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Botherway, Nigel (9 September 2007). "Caught in Time". The Times.
- ^ "Pallant lowers hammer record to give Notts. a great boost". The Guardian Journal. 22 July 1961.
- ^ "Stern Task For England In Dublin". Leicester Mercury. 11 February 1967.
- ^ "John Pallant To Leave Nottingham". Nottingham Evening Post. 22 January 1968.
External links
edit- John Pallant at ESPNscrum
- John Pallant at England Rugby