John Alfred Brett (26 October 1915 â 10 August 1996) was an English international rugby union player.
Brett, the son of a solicitor, was born in Wetherby, Yorkshire and educated at Durham School.
A prop, Brett featured in eight fixtures for the British Lions on the 1936 tour to Argentina, including the one-off match against the Pumas. He captained Oxford University in the 1937 Varsity Match, while a pupil of St Edmund Hall.
Brett served with the Royal Artillery during World War II and was left with a glass eye after being badly injured in Normandy. From 1958 to 1967, Brett was the Headmaster of Durham School.