James O'Neill (rugby union)
| Full name | James Bowman O'Neill | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 August 1895 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 August 1968 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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James Bowman O'Neill (21 August 1895 — 19 April 1968) was an Irish international rugby union player.
O'Neill was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Queen's University Belfast.[1]
As a scrum-half, O'Neill gained his solitary Ireland cap against Scotland at Inverleith during the 1920 Five Nations Championship. He captained the Queen's University first XV and also played rugby for Collegians.[2]
O'Neill was a rugby writer for the Belfast News-Letter, under the pen name "Criticus".[1]
A civil servant, O'Neill worked in the Ministry of Home Affairs for many years and was put in charge of settling the World War II evacuees from Holland, after Germany invaded. He became assistant secretary of the ministry.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr. J. B. O'Neill". Belfast News-Letter. 22 April 1968.
- ^ a b "Former Top Civil Servant And Irish 'Cap' Dies". Belfast Telegraph. 20 April 1968.
External links
[edit]- James O'Neill at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1968 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Belfast
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Collegians (Belfast) rugby union players
- Queen's University RFC players
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- People educated at Methodist College Belfast
- Civil servants from Belfast