James Dalton (rugby union)

James Dalton (born 16 August 1972 in Johannesburg), is a South African rugby union player, who played for the South Africa national rugby union team.[1] He was educated at Parktown Boys' High School and Matriculated at Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg, South Africa

James Dalton
Date of birth (1972-08-16) 16 August 1972
Place of birthJohannesburg, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95.45 kg (15 st 0.4 lb)
SchoolJeppe High School for Boys, Johannesburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–2000 Transvaal 76 ()
2001–2002 Falcons 18 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–1999 Cats 8 ()
2001–2002 Bulls 16 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–2002 South Africa 43 (25)

Winner of the 1995 World Cup, he didn't play in the final or the semi-final. In his second pool match, against Canada, he took part in a fight, and was suspended for the rest of the tournament.[2][3]

Career

Provincial

Dalton played for the Transvaal Schools team in 1990 and was also selected for the South African Schools team in 1990. He made his debut for the Transvaal senior side in 1992 and in 2001 went to play for the Falcons.

In Super Rugby, Dalton played for the Cats during 1998 and 1999 and for the Bulls in 2001 and 2002.[4]

National team

He played his first game for the Springboks on 8 October 1994 against Argentina. His last test match took place on 23 November 2002 against England.[5]

He played in the 1995 World Cup (2 games, winners). Although it is widely reported he took part in a fight which led to him missing the remainder of the 1995 World cup, TV footage shows that James Dalton was trying to stop the fight and calm the situation down.

Test history
No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. Argentina42–22Replacement8 Oct 1994Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2. Australia27–18Hooker25 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
3. Canada20–0Hooker3 Jun 1995Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
4. Wales40–11Hooker2 Sep 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5. Italy40–21Hooker12 Nov 1995Stadio Olimpico, Rome
6. England24–14Hooker18 Nov 1995Twickenham, London
7. New Zealand26–33Replacement24 Aug 1996Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
8. New Zealand32–22Hooker31 Aug 1996Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9. Argentina46–15Hooker9 Nov 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
10. Argentina44–21Hooker16 Nov 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
11. France22–12Hooker30 Nov 1996Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
12. France13–12Hooker17 Dec 1996Parc des Princes, Paris
13. Wales37–20Hooker15 Dec 1996Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
14. Tonga74–10Replacement10 Jun 1997Newlands, Cape Town
15. British Lions35–16Hooker5 Jul 1997Ellis Park, Johannesburg
16. New Zealand35–55Hooker9 Aug 1997Eden Park, Auckland
17. Australia61–22Hooker123 Aug 1997Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
18. Italy61–31Hooker8 Nov 1997Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna
19. France36–32Hooker115 Nov 1997Stade de Gerland, Lyon
20. France52–10Hooker22 Nov 1997Parc des Princes, Paris
21. England29–11Hooker29 Nov 1997Twickenham, London
22. Scotland68–10Hooker6 Dec 1997Murrayfield, Edinburgh
23. Ireland37–13Hooker13 Jun 1998Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
24. Ireland33–0Hooker120 Jun 1998Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
25. Wales96–13Hooker27 Jun 1998Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
26. England18–0Hooker4 Jul 1998Newlands, Cape Town
27. Australia14–13Hooker18 Jul 1998Subiaco Oval, Perth
28. New Zealand13–3Hooker25 Jul 1998Athletic Park, Wellington
29. New Zealand24–23Hooker115 Aug 1998Kings Park, Durban
30. Australia29–15Hooker22 Aug 1998Ellis Park, Johannesburg
31. Wales28–20Hooker14 Nov 1998Wembley, London
32. Scotland35–10Hooker21 Nov 1998Murrayfield, Edinburgh
33. Ireland27–13Hooker28 Nov 1998Lansdowne Road, Dublin
34. England7–13Hooker5 Dec 1998Twickenham, London
35. Wales34–19Hooker8 Jun 2002Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
36. Wales19–8Hooker15 Jun 2002Newlands, Cape Town
37. Argentina49–29Hooker29 Jun 2002PAM Brink Stadium, Springs
38. New Zealand20–41Hooker20 Jul 2002Westpac Stadium, Wellington
39. Australia27–38Hooker27 Jul 2002The Gabba, Brisbane
40. New Zealand23–30Hooker10 Aug 2002Kings Park, Durban
41. Australia33–31Hooker17 Aug 2002Ellis Park, Johannesburg
42. France10–30Hooker9 Nov 2002Stade Velodrome, Marseilles
43. England3–53Hooker23 Nov 2002Twickenham, London

See also

References
  1. "James Dalton". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  2. "South Africa vs Canada - Report - Rugby World Cup 1995 - 3 Jun, 1995 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  3. "'Battle of Boet Erasmus' remembered". Sport. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  4. Schoeman, Chris (2002). Who's who of South African rugby 2002 (6th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 86. ISBN 0-620-26188-9. OCLC 56517006.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 492.
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