Joseph Robert Bute Worton (31 March 1901 – 14 January 1991) was an English international rugby union player.

John Worton
Full nameJoseph Robert Bute Worton
Date of birth(1901-03-31)31 March 1901
Place of birthFulham, England
Date of death14 January 1991(1991-01-14) (aged 89)
Place of deathSW Surrey, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1926–27 England 2 (0)

Educated at Haileybury, Worton went to Sandhurst after finishing his schooling and in 1922 was gazetted into the Middlesex Regiment, serving periods in Belfast and occupied Germany.[1]

Worton was a scrum-half with the Army and Harlequins sides. He stood in for Arthur Young as England scrum-half on two occasions, gaining caps in matches against Wales in 1926 and 1927.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ealing Player Picked for England". Middlesex County Times. 9 January 1926.
  2. ^ "Town & County Gossip". Bognor Regis Observer. 5 August 1944.
  3. ^ "J. R. B. Worton To Play At Stand-Off Half". London Daily Chronicle. 1 October 1926.
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