Barry John was a Welsh rugby union fly-half who played in the 1960s and early 1970s during the amateur era of the sport. John began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team Cefneithin RFC before switching to the first-class west Wales team Llanelli RFC in 1964. Whilst at Llanelli, John was selected for the Wales national team—as a replacement for David Watkins—to face a touring Australian team.
John in 2011
Gareth Edwards, John's partner at half-back for Cardiff, Wales, the Barbarians and the British Lions (taken in 2009)
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs. In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players".
The forwards are in the scrum while the backs are lined up across the field.
A scrummage in a traditional football game in Lower Normandy, France, 1867
A full-back, Pat McCabe, fields the ball from a kick.
Jason Robinson, a wing playing for Sale Sharks towards the end of the 2005-2006 Guinness Premiership.
