Granville James
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| Full name | Granville James | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1927 Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 January 2008 (aged 80)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Granville James (16 March 1927 – 18 January 2008) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newbridge RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Hunslet, as a loose forward.[2][4]
Club career
Four players from Newbridge RFC left to play rugby league for the 1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season, they were; Tommy Harris to Hull FC, Bill Hopkin[5][6] to Hull FC, Granville James to Hunslet and Glyn Meredith to Wakefield Trinity.[7]
International honours
In rugby league, James won five caps for Wales in 1950–1953 while at Hunslet, and won one cap for Other Nationalities while at Hunslet in the 32-19 victory over France at Hilton Park, Leigh on Monday 19 September 1955.[2]
References
- ^ "Player Profile - Granville James". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Summary: Granville James". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Hull FC → Past Players→ H at hullfc.com". hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Bill Hopkins Statistics at hullfc.com". hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Percival Thomas Harris". Yorkshire Post. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.