Charles James (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Daniel James | |||||
| Born | 10 April 1891 | |||||
| Died | 6 August 1917 (aged 26) France | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | wing, centre | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1910–≥10 | Nelson | |||||
| 1910 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Charles Daniel James (10 April 1891 – 6 August 1917) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer of the 1910s, playing at representative level for New Zealand (#45), and Nelson, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[2][3][4]
International honours
James won a cap for New Zealand during the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, playing left-wing in the 20-52 defeat by Great Britain at the Domain Cricket Ground, Auckland on Saturday 30 July 1910.[1]
Later years
James served with the 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade during World War I and was killed in France on 6 August 1917.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Past Kiwis → J at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 39.
- ↑ "James, Charles Daniel". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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