Orrell RUFC are delighted to join in and celebrate our club’s Lions Heritage. John Carleton was our first British Lion. John received his heritage pack this week and commented, “I feel so honoured to have received my official British Lions cap this week. It brings back so many great memories of my tours to South Africa in 1980 and New Zealand in 1983.”
Won 6 British Lions Caps, 3 in 1980 v South
Africa and 3 in 1983 v New Zealand.
John was a member of the 1980 Grand Slam team. In the final match of the tournament he scored a hat-trick of tries against Scotland, the first English international to do so for 56 years.
John won 6 British Lions Caps, 3 in 1980 v South Africa and 3 in 1983 v New Zealand.
Congratulations John from all connected with Orrell RUFC.