Ian Orum
English rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach

Ian Orum

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English rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach
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Male
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United KingdomGreat BritainEngland
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AthleteRugby union playerRugby league player
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Sports
Birth:
1955(Buckrose, United Kingdom)
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Ian Orum (birth registered third ¼ 1955) was an English former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England (1975 England rugby union tour of Australia and 1978/1979 Five Nations Championship squad(s)), and England (Under-23s), and at club level for Bridlington RUFC and Roundhay RFC, as a scrum-half, and club level rugby league (RL) for Castleford, as a fullback, wing, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 6, or 7.

Background

Ian Orum's birth was registered in Buckrose district, East Riding of Yorkshire, in c. 2008 he was the rugby league coach at The South Leeds Academy who toured Germany playing rugby union, and as of 2014 he is a Teacher in the School of Sport & Social Sciences at Carr Manor Community School, Leeds.

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Ian Orum played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing centre Gary Hyde) in Castleford's 2-13 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1983 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1983–84 season at Elland Road, Leeds, on Saturday 15 October 1983.