18 Facts About John Dawes

Sydney John Dawes was a Welsh rugby union player, playing at centre, and later coach.

John Dawes captained London Welsh, Wales, the 1971 British Lions and the Barbarians.

John Dawes is credited with being a major influence in these teams' success, and in the attractive, attacking, free-flowing rugby they played.

John Dawes was made an OBE in the 1972 New Year Honours List for services to sport.

John Dawes was born in Chapel of Ease, part of Abercarn, near Newbridge, on 29 June 1940.

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John Dawes was educated at Lewis School Pengam, and later at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth where he earned a degree in chemistry.

John Dawes won his first cap for Wales against Ireland in 1964, and scored an interpassing try at pace.

John Dawes was selected for Wales' first overseas tour later the same year and played in the Welsh rugby team's first match outside of Europe and its first in the Southern Hemisphere.

John Dawes went on to make 22 appearances for Wales, captaining the side in six of them, including leading the Grand Slam winning side of 1971.

In 1971, John Dawes was appointed captain of the British and Irish Lions side for the tour to New Zealand.

John Dawes was honoured as the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year at the end of that year.

John Dawes was captain of the Barbarians side that beat New Zealand in Cardiff in 1973.

John Dawes acted as a coach, as well as captain, at London Welsh during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

John Dawes coached the 1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand, but was unable to repeat the success of 1971.

In 1972 John Dawes moved from teaching to a management post with the North London Polytechnic and then to a property development company.

John Dawes was president of London Welsh RFC and wrote several books on rugby union.

John Dawes resided in Cardiff with his partner, Jill Mathias, during his later years.

John Dawes was 80, and suffered from ill health prior to his death.