Jon Hall (rugby union)


Jonathan Peter "John" Hall is a retired Rugby union player who played for Bath Rugby, Somerset, Barbarians, South & South Western Counties and. He was born in Bath 15 March 1962.
He primarily played as a blind side flanker or number eight. His international debut was versus in 1984. He did travel with the 1987 England World Cup team but did not play a match as he was injured in training and had to return to the UK. After starting his international career against Scotland, his final match was also against in 1994, where Jon made a crucial tackle to deny Gary Armstrong a try, which ultimately won England the match. He ultimately gained 21 caps.
In the first season of professional rugby he was appointed Director of Rugby at Bath but was fired after a run of poor results in 1998. Subsequently, he became coach of the Garryowen club and took them to the All Ireland Final in 1999.