Jim Donaldson (rugby union)
| Full name | James Albert Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 September 1936 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 July 2015 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
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James Albert Donaldson (16 September 1936 — 9 July 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Belfast, Donaldson was the son of a Dunmurry Presbyterian Church minister and played his rugby as a wing-forward, earning Ulster Schools representative honours during his youth.[1] He captained Collegians and was capped four times for Ireland in 1958, debuting in his team's win over the touring Wallabies at Lansdowne Road.[2]
Donaldson served as chairman of selectors for Ulster.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "News and Views from Dunmurry". Ulster Star. 25 January 1958.
- ^ "Jim Gets 'Cap'". Ulster Star. 11 January 1958.
- ^ "Oh Lucky Jim — not this year!". Ireland's Saturday Night. 15 September 1984.
External links
[edit]- Jim Donaldson at ESPNscrum