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Full Name	John Southern Spencer
Date of Birth	10 August 1947
Place of Birth	Staincliffe
Height (cm)	186
Weight (kg)	91
Schools Attended	Sedbergh / Cressbrook School, Sedbergh

Appearances for England
Played	Capt.	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Points
14	4	2	0	0	0	6

Another of the tourists to have captained his country Spencer was also skipper against a Combined XV of North Otago / South Canterbury / Mid Canterbury during the Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1971.

Spencer was educated at Creesbrook College, Sedbergh and represented Headingley and then England 14 times scoring 2 tries. A powerful runner he was picked as a centre for the Lions but due to Mike Gibson’s consistency in midfield, there were few opportunities in his preferred position and Spencer found himself selected as a wing for the best part of the tour where his similarities with David Duckham were further enhanced.

British & Irish Lions Appearances

Date	Against	Pos.	(C)	T	C	P	DG	Pts
04/08/1971	Manawatu / Horowhenua	WI		1				3
24/07/1971	Auckland	CE
14/07/1971	Wairarapa / Bush	WI		1				3
30/06/1971	Southland	CE
22/06/1971	Marlborough / Nelson Bays	CE
09/06/1971	South C'bury / Mid C'bury / North Otago	CE	Y
02/06/1971	New Zealand Maoris	CE
29/05/1971	Waikato	WI
22/05/1971	Counties / Thames Valley	WI		1				3
12/05/1971	Queensland	CE		1				3
Total (Capped)		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total (Provincial)		10	1	4	0	0	0	12
Total (All Games)		10	1	4	0	0	0	12