John Welborn (born 8 September 1970)[1] is a former Australian rugby union player, who played at the lock position.
He was the first Western Australian-born player to represent Australia in rugby union, and played six matches for the Wallabies.
During his career, Welborn played for CA Brive in Ligue Nationale de Rugby's TOP 14 division, the Sharks in the Currie Cup, Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership, and for the Western Force in Super Rugby.
[citation needed] After gaining a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and representing the state in 15 senior rugby games, he moved to Sydney in 1992 to follow his ambition of playing rugby for Australia.
[3] Following his retirement from professional rugby, Welborn worked as an investment banker.