| John Tallent | |
| Full Name: | John Arthur Tallent |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Chislehurst, Kent, England |
| Death Place: | Hampshire, England |
| Occupation: | Teacher / Stockbroker |
| School: | Sherborne School |
| University: | University of Cambridge |
| Position: | Centre |
| Repyears1: | 1931–35 |
| Repcaps1: | 5 |
| Reppoints1: | 9 |
| Repyears2: | 1936 |
Lieutenant-Colonel John Arthur Tallent (8 March 1911 – 14 April 2004) was a British Army officer and England international rugby union player of the 1930s.
Born in Chislehurst, Kent, Tallent was educated at Sherborne School and the University of Cambridge.[1]
Tallent, a Blackheath centre, was a Kent and East Midlands representative player.[2] He gained five England caps and marked his debut with two tries against Scotland at Murrayfield. In 1936, Tallent toured Argentina with the British Lions.[1]
In World War II, Tallent served as second-in-command of a Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment with the Honourable Artillery Company. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his war service.[3]
Tallent was a rugby master at Stowe School and also worked as a stockbroker in London.[3]
A long-time rugby administrator, Tallent served as president of his former club Blackheath and had a stint as RFU president in 1959/60, then during the early 1970s was chairman of the Four Nations Unions Committee. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 New Year Honours for services to rugby.[4]