David James (rugby player)
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Personal information
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| Full name | David Rees James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1906 Treorchy, Wales |
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| Died | circa-1981 (aged 74–75) Rhondda, Wales |
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Playing information
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Rugby union
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: scrum.com
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David Rees James (7 October 1906 – c.1981 (aged 74–75)) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales.
James was born in Treorchy, and played at club level for Treorchy RFC, as a Hooker, i.e. number 2, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums. He died in Rhondda.
David James won caps for Wales (RU) while at Treorchy RFC in 1931 against France, and Ireland.
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