James "Jim" G. Moffatt (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Melrose RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage No. 36) and Leeds, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | James G. Moffatt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
International honours edit
Jim Moffatt won a cap playing as a forward, i.e. number 9 (in an experimental 12-a-side match), for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Leeds in the 9–3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[4]
Challenge Cup Final appearances edit
Jim Moffatt played as a forward, i.e. number 13, and scored a try in Oldham's 19–9 victory over Hunslet in 1899 Challenge Cup Final during the 1898–99 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Dai Harris' Rugby League cap v England 1904". internationalcaps.webs.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Scots have played their part". BBC. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links edit
- Search for "Moffatt" at espnscrum.com
- Search for "Moffat" at espnscrum.com
- Dai Harris' Rugby League cap v England 1904
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- Scots have played their part
- Search for "James Moffatt" "Rugby" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
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