Jim Fallon (rugby) explained

First:RU
Jim Fallon
Fullname:James Anthony Fallon
Birth Date:27 March 1965
Birth Place:Windsor, England
Height:6feet
Weight:14st
Club1:Leeds
Year1start:1992
Year1end:96
Appearances1:140
Points1:296
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Club1:Bath
Ru Year1start:1990
Ru Year1end:92
Ru Club2:Richmond
Ru Year2start:1996
Ru Year2end:98
Ru Club3:Bath
Ru Year3start:1998

James Anthony Fallon (born 27 March 1965) is an English former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played club rugby union as a wing for Bath (two spells) and Richmond, and rugby league for Leeds, also as a .[1]

Playing career

Born in Windsor, Fallon attended Belmont Abbey School in Herefordshire.[2] He started his playing career in rugby union. He joined Bath in 1990,[3] helping them win the 1991–92 Pilkington Cup. He also represented England B against Spain.[4]

In 1992, he was persuaded to switch codes by Leeds coach Doug Laughton.[5] He was a losing finalist with Leeds in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 Challenge Cup.

He returned to rugby union in 1996, joining Richmond.[6] He returned to Bath before retiring in 1999 on medical advice following an operation on a detached retina.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wing wizard Fallon savours Leeds Rhinos return. Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402180706/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leeds-rhinos/wing-wizard-fallon-savours-leeds-rhinos-return-1-3590646. 2 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Ultimate Challenge for public schoolboy . The Guardian . 4 September 2023 . 23 August 2005.
  3. Web site: Fallon Jim . Bath Rugby Heritage . Bath Rugby Club . 3 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Spain v England B at Madrid . ESPN Scrum . 3 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Flying Fallon takes wing . The Independent . 3 September 2023 . 22 April 1995.
  6. Web site: Richmond's coup heralds the new era . The Independent . 3 September 2023 . 8 May 1996.
  7. Web site: Rugby Union: Premiership banking on salary caps . The Independent . 3 September 2023 . 25 March 1999.