Bob James (rugby league)

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Bob James
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Full nameRobert James
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Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1945–46 St. George 82006
Source: [1]

Bob James was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.

James was graded in 1944 at St. George from the Hurstville junior rugby league [2] . He often deputised for Frank Johnson and Ken Banks at hooker. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 1946 season. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Bob James - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. St.George Call (Kogarah) 11/7/1946 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233606438?searchTerm=%22St.George%22%20%22BOB%20JAMES%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  4. St. George Call (Kogarah) 18/1/1946 "Bob James" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233605028?searchTerm=%22St.George%22%20%22BOB%20JAMES%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1946