Jim Crosby

Jim Crosby
Full name James Huskisson Crosby
Date of birth 3 July 1873(1873-07-03)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Date of death 25 February 1960(1960-02-25) (aged 86)
Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa
University SACS
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forward
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Transvaal
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1896 South Africa 1 (0)

James Huskisson "Jim" Crosby (3 July 1873 – 25 February 1960) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in Cape Town, he attended SACS before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions). He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during Great Britain's 1896 tour. He played as a forward in the 2nd Test of the series, an 8–17 South Africa loss at the Wanderers Ground.[1] Crosby died in 1960, in Johannesburg, at the age of 86.[2]

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