Jim Staples
James Edward Staples (born 20 October 1965 in Bermondsey) is a former Irish rugby union footballer. He played as a fullback.
He had 26 caps for Ireland, scoring 5 tries and 2 conversions, 25 points in aggregate. He played club rugby for London Irish and Harlequins. Staples alongside club colleague Simon Geoghegan also represented Connacht in the Irish Provincial Championship, which at the time served as trial games for selection to the national team.
Staples played at the 1991 Rugby World Cup and at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He played 5 times at the Five Nations, in 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996 and 1997.
During his playing career Staples weighed well over 82 kg and was 1.88m in height. He is best remembered for being a fearless player; who was unfortunate to suffer a couple of severe injuries during his career.
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To 1900
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Feb 1875: GH Stack • Dec 1875: R Bell • Feb 1877: R Galbraith • Feb 1877: WH Wilson • Mar 1878: RB Walkington • 1879: WC Neville • 1880: HC Kelly • 1881-Jan 1882: AJ Forrest • Feb 1882: JW Taylor • 1883: G Scriven • Feb 1884: JA McDonald • Mar 1884: DF Moore • Feb 1885: WG Rutherford • Mar 1885: AJ Forrest • Feb 1886: M Johnston • Feb 1886 JP Ross • 1887 RG Warren • Feb-Mar 1888 HJ Neill • Dec 1888-1890 RG Warren • Feb-Mar 1891 Dolway Walkington • Mar 1891 R Stevenson • 1892 Victor Le Fanu • 1893 S Lee • 1894 EG Forrest • Feb 1895 JH O'Conor • Mar 1895 CV Rooke • Mar 1895 EG Forrest • 1896 S Lee • 1897 EG Forrest • Feb 1898 S Lee • Feb 1898 GG Allen • Mar 1898 W Gardiner • 1899-1900 Louis Magee •
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To the First World War
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1901 Louis Magee • Feb 1902 J Fulton • Mar 1902 Louis Magee • 1903-Feb 1904 Harry Corley • Mar 1904-1906 CE Allen • Feb 1906 Alfred Tedford • Feb 1906-1907 CE Allen • Feb 1908 Harry Thrift • Feb-Mar 1908 James Parke • Feb 1909 Fred Gardiner • Mar 1909 George Hamlet • Mar 1909 Fred Gardiner • Feb 1910 George Hamlet • Mar 1910 Tom Smyth • Mar 1910-1911 George Hamlet • Jan 1912 Dickie Lloyd • Feb 1912 Alexander Foster • Feb 1912-Feb 1914 Dickie Lloyd • Feb-Mar 1914 Alexander Foster •
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To the Second World War
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To the Professional Era
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