James Moffatt (rugby)

For other people named James Moffat, see James Moffat (disambiguation).

For the rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s for Ireland [1], see James Moffatt (rugby union).

James Moffatt

Personal information
Full name	James G. Moffatt
Born	unknown Scotland
Died	unknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1896–≤96 Melrose RFC
Rugby league
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1896–01 Oldham 96 4 12 ≤1904–≥04 Leeds Total 96 4 0 0 12 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1898–≥98 Lancashire ≥1 1904 Other Nationalities ≥1 1904 Yorkshire ≥1
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James "Jim" G. Moffatt (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Melrose RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage No. 36) and Leeds, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Jim Moffatt won a cap playing as a forward, i.e. number 9 (in an experimental 12-a-side match), for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Leeds in the 9–3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jim Moffatt played as a forward, i.e. number 13, and scored a try in Oldham's 19–9 victory over Hunslet in 1899 Challenge Cup Final during the 1898–99 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester.

External links

• Search for "Moffatt" at espnscrum.com
• Search for "Moffat" at espnscrum.com
• Dai Harris' Rugby League cap v England 1904
• Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
• Scots have played their part
• Search for "James Moffatt" "Rugby" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk