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Colin McFadyean Full name Colin William McFadyean Date of birth 11 March 1943 Place of birth Tavistock[1] University Loughborough University Rugby union career Playing career Position Centre Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) Loughborough Colleges
Moseley RFCNational team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 1966-1968
1966
England
British Lions11
4Pts:15;
3Colin William McFadyean (born 11 March 1943)[2] is a former England international rugby union player and captain.
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.[3] 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.
He played club rugby for Moseley.
Colin McFadyean is the son of the late Captain Angus Jameison McFadyean who was killed at Anzio on 9 March 1944 whilst Second in Command of C Company 1st Battalion London Scottish. He was killed by a German machine gun whilst leading the Company Headquarters out of the line during a relief operation. He was awarded an immediate Military Cross for gallantry in command of a composite Rifle Company of 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers and 1st Battalion London Scottish troops on 25 February 1944 in the wadi country of the Anzio beachhead.
References
- ^ Colin McFadyean Profile on scrum.com
- ^ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. p12:7. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ^ Griffiths, page 1:40-1:41
Sporting positions Preceded by
Phil JuddEnglish National Rugby Union Captain
1968Succeeded by
Mike WestonBritish and Irish Lions – 1966 Australia and New Zealand tour Forwards Backs Bebb · Bresnihan · Gibson · Hinshelwood · Jones · Lewis · McFadyean · Price · Rutherford · Savage · Walsh · D. Watkins · S. Watkins · Weston · Wilson · YoungCoach English national rugby union team captains To 1900 1871-1873: Frederick Stokes • 1874: Alfred St. George Hamersley • 1875: Henry Arnold Lawrence • 1875-1876: Francis Luscombe • 1877-Mar 1878: Edward Kewley • Mar 1878: Murray Wyatt Marshall • 1879: Frank Reginald Adams • 1880-1881: Lennard Stokes • Feb 1882: Charles Gurdon • Mar 1882: A. N. Hornby • Dec 1882-1885: Edward Temple Gurdon • Jan-Feb 1886: Charles John Bruce Marriott • Mar 1886: Edward Temple Gurdon • 1887: Alan Rotherham • 1889: Fred Bonsor • Feb 1890: Andrew Stoddart • Mar 1890: John Lawrence Hickson • Mar 1890: Andrew Stoddart • 1891-Jan 1892: Frederic Alderson • Feb 1892: Sammy Woods • Mar 1892: Frederic Alderson • Jan 1893: Andrew Stoddart • Feb 1893: Sammy Woods • Mar 1893: Andrew Stoddart • Jan-Feb 1894: Richard Lockwood • Mar 1894: Ernest Taylor • 1895: Sammy Woods • 1896: Ernest Taylor • Mar 1896: Frank Mitchell • 1897: Ernest Taylor • 1898: J. F. Byrne • 1899: Arthur Rotherham •
To the First World War Jan 1900: Richard Cattell • 1900: John Daniell • Jan 1901: John Taylor • Feb-Mar 1901: William Bunting • Jan 1902: Harry Alexander • Feb-Mar 1902: John Daniell • Jan-Feb 1903: Bernard Oughtred • Mar 1903: Toggie Kendall • Jan 1904: Frank Moxon Stout • Feb-Mar 1904: John Daniell • Jan-Mar 1905: Frank Moxon Stout • Dec 1905 - Dec 1906: Vincent Cartwright • Jan 1907: Basil Alexander Hill • Feb 1907: John Green • Mar 1907: Ernest Roberts • Jan 1908: Thomas Kelly • Jan 1908: John Birkett • Feb 1908: Curly Hammond • Mar 1908: Lancelot Slocock • Jan 1909: George Lyon • Jan-Mar 1909: Robert Dibble • Jan-Feb 1910: Adrian Stoop • Mar 1910: Edgar Mobbs • Mar 1910-Feb 1911: John Birkett • Mar 1911: Anthony Gotley • Jan-Mar 1912: Robert Dibble • Apr 1912-Mar 1913: Norman Wodehouse • 1914: Ronald Poulton •
To the Second World War 1920: J. E. Greenwood • 1921: Dave Davies • Jan 1922: Bruno Brown • Feb 1922-1923: Dave Davies • 1924-1926: Wavell Wakefield • 1927: Leonard Corbett • 1928-Feb 1929: Ronald Cove-Smith • Mar 1929-Feb 1930: Joe Periton • Feb 1930-Jan 1931: Sam Tucker • Feb 1931: Peter Howard • Mar 1931-Jan 1933: Carl Aarvold • Feb-Mar 1933: Tony Novis • 1934: Bernard Gadney • Jan-Feb 1935: Douglas Kendrew • Mar 1935-Mar 1936: Bernard Gadney • 1937: Tuppy Owen-Smith • Jan-Feb 1938: Peter Cranmer • Mar 1938-Mar 1939: Henry Toft •
To the Professional Era Jan-Feb 1947: Joe Mycock • Mar-Apr 1947: Jack Heaton • Jan 1948: Edward Scott • Jan 1948: Tommy Kemp • Feb-Mar 1948: Edward Scott • Mar 1948: Bob Weighill • Jan-Feb 1949: Nim Hall • Feb 1949-Mar 1950: Ivor Preece • Jan 1951: Vic Roberts • Feb-Mar 1951: John Kendall-Carpenter • Jan 1952-Mar 1953: Nim Hall • 1954: Bob Stirling • Jan-Feb 1955: Nim Hall • Feb-Mar 1955: Peter Dalton Young • Jan 1956-Mar 1958: Eric Evans • 1959: Jeffrey Butterfield • 1960-1962: Dickie Jeeps • Jan-Mar 1963: Richard Sharp • May-Jun 1963: Mike Weston • Jan-Feb 1964: John Willcox • Feb-Mar 1964: Ron Jacobs • 1965: David Perry • 1966: Budge Rogers • Jan 1967: Richard Sharp • Feb-Nov 1967: Philip Judd • Jan-Feb 1968: Colin McFadyean • Feb-Mar 1968: Mike Weston • Feb 1969: Dick Greenwood • Feb-Apr 1969: Budge Rogers • Dec 1969-Mar 1970: Bob Hiller • Apr 1970: Bob Taylor • Jan 1971: Tony Bucknall • Feb 1971: John Spencer • Feb 1971: Bob Hiller • Mar-Apr 1971: John Spencer • Jan-Feb 1972: Bob Hiller • Feb-Mar 1972: Peter Dixon • Jun 1972-Mar 1974: John Pullin • Jan-Feb 1975: Fran Cotton • Mar-May 1975: Tony Neary • May 1975: John Pullin • Jan-Mar 1976: Tony Neary • 1977: Roger Uttley • 1978: Bill Beaumont • Feb 1979: Roger Uttley • Feb 1979-Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont • Feb 1982-Feb 1983: Steve Smith • Mar 1983: John Scott • Nov 1983-Mar 1984: Peter John Wheeler • Jun 1984: John Scott • Nov 1984: Nigel Melville • 1985: Paul Dodge • 1986: Nigel Melville • Feb-Mar 1987: Richard Hill • Apr 1987-Feb 1988: Mike Harrison • Mar 1988: Nigel Melville • Apr-Jun 1988: John Orwin • Jun 1988: Richard Harding • Nov 1988-Mar 1989: Will Carling • May 1989: Rob Andrew • Nov 1989-May 1995: Will Carling • May 1995: Rob Andrew • Jun 1995: Will Carling
To the Present Day Nov 1995-Mar 1996: Will Carling • Nov 1996: Phil de Glanville • Dec 1996: Jason Leonard • Feb-Jul 1997: Phil de Glanville • Nov 1997-Apr 1998: Lawrence Dallaglio • Jun 1998: Tony Diprose • Jun-Jul 1998: Matt Dawson • Nov 1998: Martin Johnson • Nov 1998-Apr 1999: Lawrence Dallaglio • Jun-Oct 1999: Martin Johnson • Feb-Apr 2000: Matt Dawson • Jun 2000-Apr 2001: Martin Johnson • Jun 2001: Kyran Bracken • Oct 2001: Matt Dawson • Nov 2001: Neil Back • Nov 2001-Mar 2002: Martin Johnson • Mar-Apr 2002: Neil Back • Jun 2002: Phil Vickery • Nov 2002-Feb 2003: Martin Johnson • Mar 2003: Jonny Wilkinson • Mar-Jun 2003: Martin Johnson • Aug 2003: Jason Leonard • Aug 2003: Dorian West • Sep-Oct 2003: Martin Johnson • Nov 2003: Phil Vickery • Nov 2003: Martin Johnson • Feb-Jun 2004: Lawrence Dallaglio • Nov 2004-Feb 2005: Jason Robinson • Mar 2005-Mar 2006: Martin Corry • Jun 2006: Patrick Sanderson • Nov 2006: Martin Corry • Feb 2007: Phil Vickery • Mar 2007: Mike Catt • May 2007: Jason Robinson • Jun 2007: Jonny Wilkinson • Aug 2007: Phil Vickery • Aug 2007: Mike Catt • Aug-Sep 2007: Phil Vickery • Sep 2007: Martin Corry • Oct 2007-Feb 2008: Phil Vickery • Feb 2008: Steve Borthwick • Feb-Mar 2008: Phil Vickery • Jun 2008-Mar 2010: Steve Borthwick • Mar 2010-Nov 2010: Lewis Moody • Nov 2010: Nick Easter • Nov 2010: Lewis Moody • Feb 2011: Mike Tindall • Aug 2011: Lewis Moody • Aug 2011-Sep 2011: Mike Tindall • Sep 2011: Lewis MoodyNote 1 • Sep 2011: Simon ShawNote 1 • Oct 2011: Lewis Moody
Notes Note 1: Lewis Moody was substituted in the England vs Georgia match on 18 September 2011, and Simon Shaw was confirmed as captain for the remainder of the match.
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