David James (rugby, born 1906)
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Full name | David Rees James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 7 October 1906 Treorchy, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | c.-1981 (aged 74–75) Rhondda, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: scrum.com |
David Rees James (7 October 1906 – c. 1981) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales.
James was born in Treorchy, he played club level rugby union (RU) for Treorchy RFC, as a Hooker, i.e. number 2, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.[1] He died in Rhondda.
International honours
David James won caps for Wales (RU) while at Treorchy RFC in 1931 against France, and Ireland.[2]
References
- ^ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
- ^ "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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