John "Jacky" Braithwaite (21 April 1873 – 14 November 1915) was a rugby union scrum half who played 359 times for Leicester Tigers between 1895 and 1906 scoring 67 tries, 45 conversions, 2 penalties, 15 drop goals and one goal from a mark for 361 points.
Braithwaite was born in Leeds and played local rugby for St Cuthbert's, Holbeck and Vulcan Rovers before moving to Leicester.
He made his Leicester debut against Bedford on 12 October 1895 and played 7 times that season.
Braithwaite started a record 236 games with fly half partner Billy Foreman for Leicester.
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