Ian Orum

{{Short description|English rugby footballer (1955–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}

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|name = Ian Orum

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|birth_date = 15 August 1955

|birth_place = Buckrose, Yorkshire, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|2020|6|24|1955|8|15|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Tributes paid to former Castleford Tigers player and Leeds school teacher Ian Orum |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/tributes-paid-to-former-castleford-tigers-player-and-leeds-school-teacher-ian-orum-2894065 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post |access-date=26 May 2024 |date=24 June 2020}}

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|ru_position = Scrum-half

|position = {{rlp|SO|SH}}

|ru_club1 = Bridlington RUFC

|ru_year1start = 1973

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|ru_club2 = Hull & ER RUFC

|ru_year2start = 1973

|ru_year2end = 74

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|ru_club3 = Roundhay RFC

|ru_year3start = 1974

|ru_year3end = 79

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|club1 = Castleford

|year1start = 1979

|year1end = 86

|appearances1 = 113

|tries1 = 10

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 1

|points1 = 32

|retired = yes

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ian-orum/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org |publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=25575 |title=Ian Orum |access-date=6 April 2025}}

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Ian Orum (15 August 1955 – 24 June 2020) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union England (Under-23s), and at club level for Bridlington RUFC and Roundhay RFC, as a scrum-half, and club level rugby league for Castleford, as a {{rlp|so}} or {{rlp|sh}}.David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0752418957}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|archivedate=16 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=582|title=Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084416/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=582|archivedate=16 February 2012}}