John Forsyth Bance (15 January 1925 – 19 June 2009) was an English international rugby union player.
Bance was born in Kingsclere, Hampshire.
[1] A lock, Bance captained Bedford and was an East Midlands representative player, featuring in their 1950–51 County Championship-winning side.
[2] He took part in his first England trials in 1951, then got his solitary call up three years later, playing in their Calcutta Cup win over Scotland Murrayfield.
[3] Bance farmed in Cambridgeshire for the remainder of his life.