Neil James

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Neil James
Personal information
Full name	Neil A. James
Born	Briton Ferry, West Glamorgan, Wales
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1979–85	Castleford	111	17	0	0	60
≤1985–≥88	Halifax
1988	Gold Coast-Tweed	2	0	0	0	0
≤1990–92	Leeds	2	0	0	0	0
1992–≥92	Sheffield Eagles
	Total	115	17	0	0	60
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1986	Great Britain	1	1	0	0	4
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Neil James (born in Briton Ferry, South Wales) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, playing 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. He commenced studying for a degree in Welsh at Cardiff University in 2007, but this study has since been discontinued.

International honours

Neil James won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1986 against France.^[1]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Neil James played in Halifax's 19-18 victory over St. Helens in the 1986–87 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 2 May 1987, as a second-half substitute for Graham Beevers. He was in the starting line-up playing Left-Prop and scored a try in the 12-32 defeat to Wigan in the 1987–88 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 30 April 1988.

Rugby Football League Championship winner

Neil James made 34 appearances (4 as a substitute) in the second-row for Halifax in the 1985-86 League Championship winning season, scoring 3 tries in League matches and 1 in the Premiership Trophy.

References

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

External links

v t e Halifax RLFC squad – 1987 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Graham Eadie 2 Scott Wilson 3 Colin Whitfield 4 Grant Rix 5 Wilf George 6 Chris Anderson (Capt./Coach) 7 Gary Stephens 8 Ben Beevers 9 Seamus McCallion 10 Keith Neller 11 Paul Dixon 12 Mick Scott 13 John Pendlebury 14 Brian Juliff 15 Neil James

v t e Halifax RLFC squad – 1988 Challenge Cup Final Runners-Up

1 Graham Eadie 2 Martin Meredith 3 Tony Anderson 4 Ian Wilkinson 5 Colin Whitfield 6 Bob Grogan 7 Steve Robinson 8 Neil James 9 Seamus McCallion 10 Keith Neller 11 Les Holliday 12 Paul Dixon 13 John Pendlebury 14 Mick Scott 15 Dick Fairbank

Persondata
Name	James, Neil
Alternative names
Short description	Welsh rugby league player
Date of birth
Place of birth	Briton Ferry
Date of death
Place of death

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