James Stevenson (rugby union)
| Full name | James Burton Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 May 2020 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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James Burton Stevenson (28 August 1928 — 29 May 2020) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Stevenson was born in Belfast and educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.[1]
A lock forward, Stevenson captained Instonians and made his international debut against the touring Wallabies in 1958, performing well in an Ireland win. He appeared in all of Ireland's 1958 Five Nations fixtures, to finish with five caps.[2][3]
Stevenson remained involved in rugby as an administrator and served as president of Ulster. He was a teacher by profession, with musician Van Morrison one of his students during his time at Orangefield Boys' Secondary School, before serving as principal at both Knockbreda Primary School and Belvoir Park Primary School.[1]
In 2020, Stevenson died from Covid-19 in Lisburn, aged 91.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Coronavirus: We can't give dad the funeral he'd planned, says grieving daughter of Ulster rugby hero James Stevenson". Belfast Telegraph. 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Sad passing of a great Instonian – JB Stevenson". instonians.org.
- ^ "Ireland Do It At Last". Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 January 1958.
External links
[edit]- James Stevenson at ESPNscrum
- 1928 births
- 2020 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Belfast
- Instonians rugby union players
- People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Schoolteachers from Belfast
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland