Granville James
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Personal information
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| Full name | Granville James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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Rugby union
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Rugby league
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| Position | Loose forward/Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: rugbyleagueproject.org
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Granville James 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 at club level for Hunslet, as a loose forward/lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.
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 F.C., Bill Hopkins to Hull F.C., Granville James to Hunslet, and Glyn Meredith to Wakefield Trinity.
Granville James won 5 caps for Wales (RL) in 1950–1953 while at Hunslet.
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