James Measures (born 14 April 1939)[3] is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for St Helens, Widnes and the Rochdale Hornets, as a second-row.[1]
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| Full name | James Measures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1939 St. Helens, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Measures was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England.
Playing career edit
International honours edit
Jim Measures won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1963 against Australia (2 matches).[1]
Challenge Cup Final appearances edit
Jim Measures played left-second-row in Widnes' 13-5 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1964 Challenge Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1964, in front of a crowd of 84,488.[citation needed]
Genealogical information edit
Jim Measures is the father of rugby league prop who played in the 1990s for St. Helens Colts, and A-Team, Leigh and Widnes Vikings; Neil Measures.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Jim Measures". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.