Jim Cross | |
Full Name: | James Robert Cross |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1930 |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Position: | Hooker |
Repyears1: | 1955 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
James Robert Cross (born 27 October 1930) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]
Cross was born in Sydney and attended North Sydney Boys High School.[2]
A hooker, Cross made his first-grade debut for Northern Suburbs in 1954. The following year, with no state representative experience, he gained Wallabies selection for the tour of New Zealand. He played all three Test matches against the All Blacks, which included a win at Eden Park. These remained his only Wallabies caps and he was succeeded in the side by Jim Brown. He continued at Northern Suburbs until 1964 and finished with a club record of 169 first-grade games.[3]