James Barron (rugby union)
| Full name | James Henry Barron | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1874 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Micklethwaite, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 December 1942 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bingley, England | ||||||||||||||||
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James Henry Barron (28 August 1874 – 2 December 1942) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Micklethwaite near Bradford, Barron was a forward and spent his rugby career in Yorkshire, starting out with Bingley as a teenager. He later played for Bradford.[2]
Barron was a Yorkshire representative player and gained three England caps.[2]
A knee injury, suffered in an international at Lansdowne Road, contributed to his retirement.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Football Notes". Hull Daily Mail. 11 February 1897.
- ^ a b c "R. U. International Dead". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 4 December 1942.
- ^ "The Injury To Mr J. H. Barron". Bingley Chronicle. 21 May 1897.
External links
[edit]- James Barron at ESPNscrum