Jim McNeece | |
Birth Name: | James McNeece |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1885 |
Birth Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Rouen, France |
Ru Position: | Forward |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Weight: | 92 kg |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1913–1914 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 5 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (3) |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1905–1913 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 10 |
Occupation: | Farmer[1] |
James McNeece (24 December 1885 – 21 June 1917) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, McNeece represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913 and 1914. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.[2] He served as a private with 2nd Battalion, Otago Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, during World War I, and died in hospital of wounds received during the Battle of Messines.[1] [2]