Ronald James
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald James | |||||
| Nickname | Ron/Ronnie | |||||
| Born | Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1960–≤60 | Ystalyfera RFC | |||||
| ≤1960–60 | Maesteg RFC | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1960–72 | Halifax | 45 | 1028 | 2191 | ||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1965 | Commonwealth XIII | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Ronald "Ron"/"Ronnie" James is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Ystalyfera RFC, and Maesteg RFC, as a Fullback, i.e. number 15, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Halifax, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.
Playing career
International honours
Ron James represented Commonwealth XIII (RL) while at Halifax in the 7-15 defeat by New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965.[1]
County Cup final appearances
Ron James played Fullback, and scored 2-conversions in Halifax's 10-0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1963 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963.
Career Records
Ron James holds Halifax's "Most Career Points" record with 2191 points, and is one of less than ten Welshmen to have scored more than 2000-points in their rugby league career.[2]
Testimonial match
Ron James' Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1971.
Honoured at Halifax RLFC
Ron James is a Halifax RLFC Hall Of Fame Inductee.[3]
References
- ↑ "…and win at Crystal Palace". rugbyleague.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North - Volume 2". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-3-6
- ↑ "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.