James Black (rugby union)
| Full name | James William Black | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manly, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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James William Black (born 10 June 1958) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]
Black was born in Sydney and attended Beacon Hill High School.[2]
A utility back, Black was a noted goal-kicker in the Shute Shield for Manly and won a place on Australia's 1984 grand slam tour of Britain and Ireland.[3] Although he didn't feature in the Tests, he scored 62 points from his eight tour matches, a tally bettered by only Michael Lynagh. He was capped four times for the Wallabies in 1985. An injury to Roger Gould gave Black a chance at fullback in a two-Test home series against Canada. He then played outside centre in a Bledisloe Cup match in Auckland, scoring his team's only try, before returning to fullback for a home Test against Fiji.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Black gets chance to take over at fullback". The Canberra Times. 4 June 1984. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "James William Black". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Newest star near scoring century". The Canberra Times. 26 May 1982. p. 38 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- James Black at ESPNscrum