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Jim Mills (rugby league)

Jim Mills
Personal information
Born (1944-09-24) 24 September 1944 (age 72)
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
Playing information
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 17 st 13 lb (114 kg)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–65 Cardiff 16 2
Rugby league
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–68 Halifax 38 6 0 0 18
1968 Salford 5 0 0 0 0
1968–70 Bradford Northern 52 6 0 0 18
1970–72 North Sydney 37 8 0 0 24
1972–76 Widnes 95 14 0 0 42
1976–77 Workington Town 23 3 0 0 9
1977–80 Widnes 93 21 0 0 63
Total 343 58 0 0 174
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1974–79 Great Britain 6 0 0 0 0
1969–79 Wales 17 3 0 0 9
Other Nationalities 1 0 0 0 0
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Jim "Big Jim" Mills (born 29 September 1944) is a British former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, and 1970s. A Wales and Great Britain international representative front row forward, "Big Jim" as he was known, played club rugby in England with Halifax, Salford, Bradford Northern, Widnes and Workington Town, and also in Australia for North Sydney. His son, David Mills also became a Front Row forward for Widnes, playing in Super League.

Jim Mills was born in Aberdare in 29 September 1944. He originally played rugby union in Wales with Cardiff before turning professional.

Mills started playing rugby league in 1965 for English club Halifax. In 1972 he started playing for Widnes. Mills won caps for Great Britain in 1974 against Australia (2 matches) and New Zealand. Mills played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, and scored a try in Widnes' 14–7 victory over Warrington in the 1975 Challenge Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1975.


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