James Bowman O'Neill (21 August 1895 — 19 April 1968) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | James Bowman O'Neill | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 August 1895 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 August 1968 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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O'Neill was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Queen's University Belfast.[1]
As a scrum-half, O'Neill gained his solitary Ireland cap against Scotland at Inverleith during the 1920 Five Nations Championship. He captained the Queen's University first XV and also played rugby for Collegians.[2]
O'Neill was a rugby writer for the Belfast News-Letter, under the pen name "Criticus".[1]
A civil servant, O'Neill worked in the Ministry of Home Affairs for many years and was put in charge of settling the World War II evacuees from Holland, after Germany invaded. He became assistant secretary of the ministry.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr. J. B. O'Neill". Belfast News-Letter. 22 April 1968.
- ^ a b "Former Top Civil Servant And Irish 'Cap' Dies". Belfast Telegraph. 20 April 1968.
External links
edit- James O'Neill at ESPNscrum