John Hewitt (rugby union)
| Full name | John Arthur Hewitt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 November 1960 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Carrickfergus Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | School teacher | ||||||||||||||||
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John Arthur Hewitt (born 21 November 1960) is an Irish former international rugby union player.[1]
Biography
[edit]A three-quarter from Carrickfergus, Hewitt played his rugby with North of Ireland, London Irish and Ulster.[2]
Hewitt won two Ireland caps on the 1981 tour of South Africa, debuting off the bench against Springboks in the 1st Test at Newlands as a substitute for Ollie Campbell, to form a centre partnership with Ulster teammate David Irwin.[3] He was recalled in 1985 an injury replacement for Ireland's uncapped tour of Japan and the following year represented the Ireland Wolfhounds at the Hong Kong Sevens.[4][5]
A teacher by profession, Hewitt is formerly a housemaster at Sevenoaks School and headteacher of Sackville School.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Former Ulster centre John Hewitt recalls the day in 1985 when Ireland were pushed to the limit by Fiji and he was misidentified as Brendan Mullin on Rugby Special". Belfast Telegraph. 10 November 2022.
- ^ "John Gives Fair Warning". Belfast News-Letter. 24 August 1987.
- ^ "Ulster's 'centre' of Test attraction". Belfast Telegraph. 3 June 1981.
- ^ "Hewitt In SOS Dash To Japan". Belfast News-Letter. 22 May 1985.
- ^ "Hewitt gets Wolfhounds call - a year late!". Belfast News-Letter. 29 March 1986.
- ^ "Former rugby international becomes headteacher". Kent Online. 6 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- John Hewitt at ESPNscrum