John Welborn
Date of birth (1970-09-08) 8 September 1970
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight120 kg (260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999
2003–2005		 Leicester
CA Brive		 6
33		 (0)
(10)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989–1991
1994–2000		 Western Australia
Waratahs		 15
63
(35)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–1999
2006		 Waratahs
Western Force		 25
10		 (25)
(0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–1999
1996		 Australia
Australia A		 6 (0)

John Welborn (born 8 September 1970)[1] is a former Australian rugby union player, who played at the lock position. He is a former Wallaby. He was the first Western Australian-born player to represent Australia in rugby union, and played six matches for the Wallabies.

During his career, Welborn played for CA Brive in Ligue Nationale de Rugby's TOP 14 division, the Sharks in the Currie Cup, Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership, and for the Western Force in Super Rugby.

Early life

Welborn grew up in Perth, Western Australia, where he attended Scotch College. After gaining a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and representing the state in 15 senior rugby games, he moved to Sydney in 1992 to follow his ambition of playing rugby for Australia.

Rugby career

In New South Wales, Welborn earned 63 caps for the Waratahs from 1994 to 2000,[2] remaining their most capped second row forward of all time. Representing the Wallabies between 1996 and 1999, he played six tests for Australia. He also had successful playing stints with the Sharks in South Africa and the Leicester Tigers in the UK before moving to France where he played five seasons for famous French club Brive. In 2006, he was a founding member of the Western Force.[3]

Post-rugby career

Following his retirement from professional rugby, Welborn worked as an investment banker.[3] In 2010, he was appointed to the board of Tourism WA.[3] As of 2023, he is the President of RugbyWA.[4]

References

  1. ↑ John Welborne player profile Scrum.com
  2. ↑ "Waratahs Team Statistics All Time Player List". waratahs.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Granger, Dale (16 March 2010). "John Welborn appointed to the board of Tourism WA". PerthNow.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Who Are We". RugbyWA. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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