John Tallent

John Tallent

Full name	John Arthur Tallent
Date of birth	(1911-03-08)8 March 1911
Place of birth	Chislehurst, Kent, England
Date of death	14 April 2004(2004-04-14) (aged 93)
Place of death	Hampshire, England
School	Sherborne School
University	University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Teacher / Stockbroker
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1931–35 England 5 (9) 1936 British Lions

Lieutenant-Colonel John Arthur Tallent CBE OBE (8 March 1911 – 14 April 2004) was a British Army officer and England international rugby union player of the 1930s.

Born in Chislehurst, Kent, Tallent was educated at Sherborne School and the University of Cambridge.

Tallent, a Blackheath centre, was a Kent and East Midlands representative player. He gained five England caps and marked his debut with two tries against Scotland at Murrayfield. In 1936, Tallent toured Argentina with the British Lions.

In World War II, Tallent served as second-in-command of a Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment with the Honourable Artillery Company. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his war service.

Tallent was a rugby master at Stowe School and also worked as a stockbroker in London.

A long-time rugby administrator, Tallent served as president of his former club Blackheath and had a stint as RFU president in 1959/60, then during the early 1970s was chairman of the Four Nations Unions Committee. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 New Year Honours for services to rugby.

See also

• List of England national rugby union players
• List of British & Irish Lions players

External links

• John Tallent at ESPNscrum