Date of birth | 16 August 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95.45 kg (15 st 0.4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Jeppe High School for Boys, Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Dalton (born 16 August 1972 in Johannesburg), is a South African rugby union player, who played for the South Africa national rugby union team. [1] He was educated at Parktown Boys' High School and Matriculated at Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg, South Africa
Winner of the 1995 World Cup, he didn't play in the final or the semi-final. In his only pool match, against Canada, he took part in a fight, and was suspended for the rest of the tournament. [2] [3]
Dalton played for the Transvaal Schools team in 1990 and was also selected for the South African Schools team in 1990. He made his debut for the Transvaal senior side in 1992 and in 2001 went to play for the Falcons.
In Super Rugby, Dalton played for the Cats during 1998 and 1999 and for the Bulls in 2001 and 2002. [4]
He played his first game for the Springboks on 8 October 1994 against Argentina. His last test match took place on 23 November 2002 against England. [5]
He played in the 1995 World Cup (2 games, winners). Although it is widely reported he took part in a fight which led to him missing the remainder of the 1995 World cup, TV footage shows that James Dalton was trying to stop the fight and calm the situation down.
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | 42–22 | Replacement | 8 Oct 1994 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
2. | 27–18 | Hooker | 25 May 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
3. | 20–0 | Hooker | 3 Jun 1995 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
4. | 40–11 | Hooker | 2 Sep 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
5. | 40–21 | Hooker | 12 Nov 1995 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
6. | 24–14 | Hooker | 18 Nov 1995 | Twickenham, London | ||
7. | 26–33 | Replacement | 24 Aug 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
8. | 32–22 | Hooker | 31 Aug 1996 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
9. | 46–15 | Hooker | 9 Nov 1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires | ||
10. | 44–21 | Hooker | 16 Nov 1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires | ||
11. | 22–12 | Hooker | 30 Nov 1996 | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux | ||
12. | 13–12 | Hooker | 1 | 7 Dec 1996 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
13. | 37–20 | Hooker | 15 Dec 1996 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | ||
14. | 74–10 | Replacement | 10 Jun 1997 | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
15. | 35–16 | Hooker | 15 Jul 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
16. | 35–55 | Hooker | 9 Aug 1997 | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
17. | 61–22 | Hooker | 1 | 23 Aug 1997 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
18. | 61–31 | Hooker | 8 Nov 1997 | Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna | ||
19. | 36–32 | Hooker | 1 | 15 Nov 1997 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
20. | 52–10 | Hooker | 22 Nov 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris | ||
21. | 29–11 | Hooker | 29 Nov 1997 | Twickenham, London | ||
22. | 68–10 | Hooker | 6 Dec 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | ||
23. | 37–13 | Hooker | 13 Jun 1998 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
24. | 33–0 | Hooker | 1 | 20 Jun 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
25. | 96–13 | Hooker | 27 Jun 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
26. | 18–0 | Hooker | 4 Jul 1998 | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
27. | 14–13 | Hooker | 18 Jul 1998 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | ||
28. | 13–3 | Hooker | 25 Jul 1998 | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||
29. | 24–23 | Hooker | 1 | 15 Aug 1998 | Kings Park, Durban | |
30. | 29–15 | Hooker | 22 Aug 1998 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
31. | 28–20 | Hooker | 14 Nov 1998 | Wembley, London | ||
32. | 35–10 | Hooker | 21 Nov 1998 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | ||
33. | 27–13 | Hooker | 28 Nov 1998 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | ||
34. | 7–13 | Hooker | 5 Dec 1998 | Twickenham, London | ||
35. | 34–19 | Hooker | 8 Jun 2002 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
36. | 19–8 | Hooker | 15 Jun 2002 | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
37. | 49–29 | Hooker | 29 Jun 2002 | PAM Brink Stadium, Springs | ||
38. | 20–41 | Hooker | 20 Jul 2002 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||
39. | 27–38 | Hooker | 27 Jul 2002 | The Gabba, Brisbane | ||
40. | 23–30 | Hooker | 10 Aug 2002 | Kings Park, Durban | ||
41. | 33–31 | Hooker | 17 Aug 2002 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
42. | 10–30 | Hooker | 9 Nov 2002 | Stade Velodrome, Marseilles | ||
43. | 3–53 | Hooker | 23 Nov 2002 | Twickenham, London |
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