Neil James

Neil James (14 February 1961 – 17 December 2014) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Castleford, Halifax, Gold Coast-Tweed Giants, Leeds and Sheffield Eagles, as a prop, or second-row.

Neil James
Personal information
Full nameNeil A. James
Born14 February 1961
Castleford, England
Died17 December 2014(2014-12-17) (aged 53)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–85 Castleford 111 17 0 0 60
1985–90 Halifax 122 19 0 0 76
1988 Gold Coast-Tweed 2 0 0 0 0
≤1990–92 Leeds 2 0 0 0 0
1992–≥92 Sheffield Eagles
Total 237 36 0 0 136
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986 Great Britain 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Background

Neil James was born in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 53.

Playing career

International honours

Neil James won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax, playing right-second-row, i.e. number 12, scored a try, and was man of the match in the 24-10 victory over France at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 March 1986.[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Neil James played as an interchange/substitute (replacing prop Ben Beevers on 70-minutes) in Halifax's 19-18 victory over St. Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987, and played left-prop, i.e. number 8, and scored a try in the 12-32 defeat by Wigan in the 1988 Challenge Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1988.

County Cup Final appearances

Neil James played as a right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Castleford's 2-13 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1983 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1983–84 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1983.

Championship appearances

Neil James made 34-appearances (including 4 as an interchange/substitute) in the Second-row in Halifax's victory in the Championship during the 1985–86 season, scoring 3-tries in League matches and 1 in the Premiership Trophy.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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