Granville James

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Granville James
Personal information
Full nameGranville James
Bornunknown
Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
≤1949–49 Newbridge RFC
Rugby league
Position Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1949–≥53 Hunslet 18066≥0≥0≥198
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1955 Other Nationalities 1
1950–53 Wales 51003
Source: [1]

Granville James (birth unknown) is a Welsh former 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, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums. [1] [2]

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Rugby union 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 [3] [4] to Hull FC, Granville James to Hunslet and Glyn Meredith to Wakefield Trinity. [5]

International honours

Granville James won 5 caps for Wales (RL) in 1950–1953 while at Hunslet, and won 1 cap for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Hunslet in the 32-19 victory over France at Hilton Park, Leigh on Monday 19 September 1955. [1]

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