Don James (rugby union)

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Don James
Full nameDonald William James Jr.
Date of birth (1964-09-26) September 26, 1964 (age 59)
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
University UC Berkeley
University of Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990–94 United States 9 (0)

Donald William James Jr. (born September 26, 1964) is an American former international rugby union player.

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A tighthead prop, James won four national titles at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also played football as a defensive lineman. He earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors for football in 1983 and played in the 1984 Japan Bowl. [1]

James played rugby with Oxford University in 1989, appearing alongside countryman Gary Hein in the Varsity match, to gain his blue. [2] He was capped nine times for the United States during the early 1990s. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Don James Jr. Bio". California Golden Bears Athletics.
  2. "International Brigade". Evening Standard . December 11, 1989.
  3. "Don James Jr". www.usrugbyfoundation.org.
  4. Pengelly, Martin (March 4, 2016). "USA Sevens brings world's finest to Vegas – but can US rugby live with the best?". The Guardian .