James Moffatt (rugby league)
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| Full name | James G. Moffatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James "Jim" G. Moffatt was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, and 1900s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Melrose RFC, as a Forward, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Oldham, and Leeds, as a hooker, i.e. number 9.[1]
Playing career
International honours
Jim Moffatt won a cap playing Hooker for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Leeds in the 9-3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Jim Moffatt played, and scored a try in Oldham's 19-9 victory over Hunslet in 1899 Challenge Cup Final during the 1898–99 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dai Harris' Rugby League cap v England 1904". internationalcaps.webs.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Scots have played their part". bbc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Search for "Moffatt" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Search for "Moffat" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Search for "Moffatt" at espnscrum.com
- Search for "Moffat" at espnscrum.com
- Dai Harris' Rugby League cap v England 1904
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- Scots have played their part
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